<\/strong><\/p>\n Directed By: Edgar Wright<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jason Schwartzman, Kieran Culkin, Alison Pill, Mark Webber, Johnny Simmons, Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Satya Bhabha, Chris Evans, Brie Larson, Mae Whitman, Brandon Routh, Keita Saito, Shota Saito<\/strong><\/p>\n \n On the weekend that every cinematic action hero hits the big screen in just one film, The Expendables<\/em>, how can moviegoers be expected to accept Michael Cera as just as much of a hero? Thanks to the ingenious filmmaking techniques of Edgar Wright, some may find that Cera is more of a leading man than any of those muscled up stars. Cera isn’t given CGI biceps, but the film adaptation of Bryan Lee O\u2019Malley\u2019s comic book series, Scott Pilgrim<\/em>, is packed with the most fantastic kind of digital effects, ones that actually enhance the film. However, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World<\/em> isn\u2019t a flick that relies on a sole asset; it\u2019s a success and innovative achievement on every front.<\/p>\n \n Scott Pilgrim is the perfect role for Cera. He\u2019s a musician, he\u2019s geeky, has lady issues and frequently mumbles amusing nonsense. To his friends\u2019 and sister\u2019s dismay, Scott\u2019s dating \u201ca 17-year-old Chinese schoolgirl\u201d named Knives Chau (Ellen Wong). Scott\u2019s into her, but she\u2019s clearly on the juvenile side. When he invites her to check out his band, Sex Bob-Omb, she becomes their very first groupie. His bandmates, Kim Pine and Stephen Stills (Alison Pill and Mark Webber), and their friend and wannabe Sex Bob-Omb, Young Neil (Johnny Simmons), aren\u2019t thrilled but tolerate Scott\u2019s baggage. Then there\u2019s Scott\u2019s gay roommate Wallace Wells (Kieran Culkin) and snarky sister Stacey (Anna Kendrick) who both insist Scott grow up and ditch Knives.<\/p>\n \n He protests, but then concedes not because he\u2019s over Knives, but because he finds someone new, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). He spots her at a party and instantly falls for her. She reluctantly agrees to go on a first date and then the fun begins because that\u2019s when it becomes official that Scott must take down Ramona\u2019s seven evil exes if he wants to date her. There\u2019s the Bollywood-infused Matthew Patel (Satya Bhabha), the skateboarder-turned-movie star, Lucas Lee (Chris Evans), the vegan-powered Todd Ingram (Brandon Routh), the sole lady in Ramona\u2019s life, Roxy Richter (Mae Whitman), the Katayanagi twins (Keita and Shota Saito) and the toughest of them all, music producer Gideon Graves (Jason Schwartzman).<\/p>\n \n After namedropping such a massive amount of characters, what comes next is usually the criticism of how the movie wasn\u2019t long enough to accommodate them all, but that is far from the case in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World<\/em>. Almost every single character gets an appropriate amount of screen time and is developed enough to make a significant impression. The only two that could have benefited from more background information are Kyle and Ken Katayanagi, but their battle scene is so impressive, it goes completely unnoticed.<\/p>\n \n Every fight is really wildly remarkable. They\u2019re funny, well shot, show off incredible choreography and are just downright mesmerizing. It\u2019s really impossible to pinpoint the best of the bunch. Patel makes quite an impression with his musical performance in the first fight while Evans\u2019 impossibly arched eyebrows is really all you need to get a kick out of his scenario. Routh\u2019s big fight is particularly inventive and features two fantastic cameos. Ramona finally gets in on the action when Whitman comes in as the crazily eccentric and angry Roxy. The visual effects for the weaponry are exceptionally striking here, but the best part of the scene is how Roxy goes down. The fight with the twins stands out because of the music. It\u2019s the ultimate battle of the bands pitting Scott\u2019s Sex Bob-Omb against the Katayanagi\u2019s electronic styling that erupts into a visual brawl. Scott Pilgrim<\/em> is certainly effect heavy, but all of these actors really deserve major credit because it\u2019s their performances that make every evil ex so profound when each gets such a small amount of screen time. Effects aside, Schwartzman puts on one heck of a performance as Gideon. He shows off some impressive swordsmanship, but the highlight of the character is Schwartzman\u2019s congenial yet menacing portrayal.<\/p>\n \n The fights aren\u2019t the only portions where the special effects come into play. In fact, Scott Pilgrim<\/em> is packed with them from the Universal logo on. Wright ditches the standard globe and theme song for a pixilated version and an 8-bit tune \u00e0 <\/span>la Nintendo. From there we get text sound effects on everything from the \u201cding dong\u201d of the door bell to the \u201cclick\u201d of a light switch. Then there are more humorous digital effects like Scott\u2019s \u201cpee bar\u201d and some emoticon-infused emotion on Knives\u2019 face. This is the first film since Zombieland<\/em> to put text to good use and it accomplishes that feat tenfold. <\/span><\/p>\n \n
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