From the director that brought us Spaced, Shaun of the dead and Hot Fuzz brought us yet another hit film in 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Adapted from the graphic novel series of the same name Edgar Wright brings his distinctive directing style and comfortably mixing the feeling and look of the comic books. For locations used in the film the production actually went to the locations that the original art work was based on. For those of you that haven’t seen it here is a quick synopsis of the film. ‘Scott Pilgrim plays in a band which aspires to success. He dates Knives Chau, a high-school girl five years younger, and he hasn't recovered from being dumped by his former girlfriend, now a success with her own band. When Scott falls for Ramona Flowers, he has trouble breaking up with Knives and tries to romance Ramona. As if juggling two women wasn't enough, Ramona comes with baggage: seven ex-lovers, with each of whom Scott must do battle to the death in order to win the right to date Ramona.’
The plot of this film does get a little repetitive in places however I would argue that the innovative use of graphics, cgi elements and sound effects bring the film to a enjoyable and interesting watch. I don’t know what element pushes the film forward the most but I must admit that I like the humorous elements a great deal particularly because they are not the unsubtle in your face jokes that I have come to expect from big productions these days.
7 out of 10
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