Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

With this film, it really depends on whether you are willing to accept the rules that apply in Scott Pilgrim's world, where funny words fly through the air or spectacular battles between rivals in love take place. Personally, I failed to submit to these wacky rules, which is why this film felt a little too over-the-top and absurd at times. That it is a very original mix of ideas and sequence of images, there is no doubt. But it just didn't entertain me as much as it should or could have. In short, a wild shower of colour, nice scenes and effects, but all wrapped up in a rather strange story that unfortunately didn't engage me. (2012-06-03)

Scott Pilgrim offers up a deluge of ideas, likable eccentricity and “fight” scenes that are easier to follow than those in most typical action movies. If today’s teenagers loved this more than superficial flicks in the vein of Twilight, the world would be a better place. (2010-09-30)

So many corpses and not a drop of blood... I hate Michael Cera, his dumb mug and moronic one-liners bother me, so I had a major problem with Scott Pilgrim. On the other hand, there's Edgar Wright, a playful visual magician who turned this unbelievable nonsense into a special effects orgy full of memories of youthful gaming days. And the action scenes are top notch. (2011-06-30)

A film that I didn't expect anything from and watched almost by chance. I had an incredible time with it and was surprised by everything that unfolded. And then I also got to the comic, which surprised me even more. The film isn't a faithful adaptation, but it adequately incorporates the essential elements that make the comic so unique. A film that I truly enjoyed from start to finish, and I look forward to watching it again sometime. (2014-02-27)

There are films that mature over time and there are those that never change. When this movie was being made, I couldn't wait for a film based on comic book themes complete with punk, rock, a bunch of appealing actors, and settling scores with your lover's exes in a video game style. I persuaded my friends to go to the cinema and it turned into a nightmare for every viewer from my country. While my friends who had been somewhat put off by the trailers were entertained, and even thanked me for the tip, I could only scratch my head, and I barely managed to justify an average rating based on the irresistible Kieran Culkin and the huge number of visual ideas. I couldn't understand what such a collection of beautiful girls led by Envy and Ramona could or can see in the wimp devoid of charisma as portrayed by Michael Cera. I was also disappointed by how repetitive the fights were and the ethically problematic ending; I just couldn't stop grumbling. Every time someone mentioned Scott Pilgrim in the years that followed, often in enthusiastic recollection of an unbridled spectacle full of fun, I wondered why I wasn't meant to join the fray. That's why I gave it another try thirteen years later – and it turned out exactly the same. I can't stand the main character, I don't understand the role of Knives in the plot, and those stars just getting their start, who would go on to become much more famous in the future, I understand maybe even less. I'll take the rewatching as an unexpectedly necessary preparation for the animated series, which tells the same story but fortunately in a completely different way, but fortunately I won't be coming back to this live-action version anytime in the future. (2023-12-06)