Movie Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, based on the graphic novel of the same name, is, as most know from the plethora of posters littering every mall hallway, subway entrance and bus, about a guy (Scott played by Michael Cera) falls for a girl (Ramona played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead) who has 7 evil exes that Scott has to beat in order to be able to be with her.

The Good:

Oh man. This movie was as epic as the posters promised. If you’re a fan of classic arcade games, good music, Toronto, the Annex, and just plain f*cking awesome movies, you NEED to see Scott Pilgrim on the big screen. I have to be honest. I had my reservations. I’m not a fan of Michael Cera at ALL and I felt that this was going to be another one of those stinkers and completely overrated. Boy, was I wrong.

From start to finish (literally) I was completely blown away by EVERYTHING. I remember seeing Michael Cera downtown last winter with some friends and knowing he was shooting a film down here. Now I know it was this one as the whole frigin movie takes place in Toronto and depicts such glorious landmarks are Lee’s Palace, the Opera House, Sonic Boom, Honest Eds, Casa Loma and the Pizza Pizza at the corner of Bathurst and Bloor, and of course, some well-deserved TTC buses (yea, right!).

The cameos were glorious, but I’m not going to list who, for fear of ruining it for anyone, and the music completely went with the whole film. Oh, and the special effects were pheNOMENAL. Which brings me to my one and only complaint about the entire film:

The Bad:

I know it’s an indie-ish film. I know the budget wasn’t huge. But why, oh, why isn’t this movie being released in 3D?! It would be absolutely OUTSTANDING in 3D.

Overall, the movie was f*cking fantastic and I think it would appeal to pretty much everyone, even if you don’t always get the references. 5/5 for SURE.