Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

I'm a fan of the comic books its based on and must say overall the film is okay. Its most lacking quality being in casting Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim. He was just not the right guy to choose for this role cause the kid is like John Wayne or Owen Wilson. He basically is the same character in every movie I've ever seen him in and he does whiny angst and awkward nerd in all of his films. Scott is suppose to be a hyperactive goofball with an out of control ego. So many of the great scenes of the book are just poorly handled by him. Not to mention the kid looks like he could get a nosebleed if you look at him hard enough let alone be a badass. About the only thing he has going for him in this role is that he happens to be Canadian, so kudos for being the right nationality.

The soundtrack was great and the rest of the casting was pretty good, even seeing Kieran Culkan do a pretty swell job of doing my fave character Wallace. He doesn't look the part but he definetly had the attitude going for him. Mary Elizabeth Winstead does a great job of being Romana but its a shame the movie couldn't have given her more of her development from the books cause the actress nailed the character imho.

Outside of the usual Hollywood inaccuracies and some poor casting for the lead role, the film is still a nice treat and it was great to actually hear the band perform. They also kept some of my favorite scenes from the book including the Vegan police!

I give it four crazy ex-girlfriends out of sub space highway.