Scott Pilgrim: “I’m in Lesbians With You”? Film Review
I was one of the lucky few who had access to an advanced screening of Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World at Montreal’s Genre Fantasia Film Festival. I was hoping Edgar Wright would be able to make it to the premiere but damn you, Comic-Con, you’re stealing the limelight.
In case you have been living under a rock, the film is based on a graphic novel by Bryan O’Malley where the whole series revolves around a college guy with no particular ambitions in life but to just into the pants of this one girl. In order to do that, he has to defeat her seven evil ex “boyfriends”. Yeah, that’s pretty much it. And I quote ‘boyfriends’ because one of the villains is actually a girl. And get this, she gets defeated by an orgasm. I kid you not. I can imagine how uncomfortable her parents might be watching their girl orgasming to the public on the silver screen. Awkkkward.
And all I can recall is that I laughed out loud. Numerous times. And the opening sequence by Universal Studios was gold. This movie brought out the nostalgia in me from my childhood days growing up to the pixel ages and playing pokemon games.
I give bonus points to this film for the Canadian colloquialisms. GO CANUCKS!
I don’t know how Edgar Wright managed to do it but he definitely brought the comic book to life. Those special effects were the most amazing I’ve ever seen yet especially in that scene where the Sex-bob-ombs were band battling against the Japanese twins.
It all flows well until you’re hit by a barrage of flickering lights and redundant use of gaming overkill. It’s like Wright is purposely trying to distract you from the plot holes in the story with even more special effects. It’s not perfect, it has its flaws. But at least Michael Cera isn’t playing a role where he’s the socially awkward wimp. He’s actually got the balls in this one. Hurray!
