Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Edgar Wright is now 3 for 3 (Sean of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and now this) and he's reached the realm of guys whose work I will check out just because he's involved (joining Woody Allen, Christopher Nolan, and Nic Cage). Scott Pilgrim is one of the the most visually inventive films I've seen in years, and the way the story is told (where everyone appears to live in a universe that operates like a mid-nineties nintendo game) is wholly original. Really the film that it most closely reminds me of is Speed Racer, in that the style of the film drives everything around it, though in Scott Pilgrim's case the acting and script are better.

The plot follows our eponymous hero as he meets the girl of his dreams and then fights her seven evil exes in order to be with her. Along the way he of course learns something about himself, but that's beside the point. The parts are well cast (Kieren Kulkin and Chris Evans in particular) and the film manages to maintain a light and easy pace throughout. The one drawback is that it crams so much in (there are seven distinct battles obviously) that its difficult to care too much about the characters since everything whips by so quickly. Still, the film is really entertaining and you should see it. At least do it so it doesn't bomb, it deserves to do so much better than it has (and at least half to business of Grown Ups to restore some of my faith in humanity).