With Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Edgar Wright has now been crowned the undisputed King of the action/comedy. The film is an innovative and kinetic visual feast on the level with such films as Speed Racer and Kill Bill Vol 1. Not only that, it also tells a funny and impactful story of 20 something romance.

I haven’t read the comics upon which the film was based, and I have to admit to not really understanding what the movie was trying to achieve in it’s onslaught of advertising. So the action transpires like a video game? What’s the reason? So there’s heavy dose of sight gags, yet the film doesn’t quite fit the tone of a straight up comedy. One particularly bad TV spot stated something like, “in a musical, characters break into song when they feel the need. In Scott Pilgrim’s world they break into fights.” Even that simple explanation doesn’t even begin to grasp the concept, but all I can say is that the movie will make complete sense to anyone who’s owned an NES (Nintendo Entertainment System). Read the rest of this entry »