*** - If I were to rate this movie based only on story, script and dialogue it would probably be very close to getting one star. However, the saving graces of this graphic novel-based action comedy helmed by Edgar Wright (of “Shaun of the Dead” fame) are the almost unbelievably cool fight scenes. The basic plot of this movie is that George Michael from “Arrested Development” (who, for some unexplained reason, lives with - and sleeps in the same bed as - a promiscuous gay guy and his various sexual partners) falls for some girl who dyes her hair a plethora of neon colors, and then has to fight her ‘Seven Evil Exes’ in order to continue going out with her. Yes, it is as dumb as it sounds. I can’t imagine how the graphic novel that this is based on could be at all entertaining, as the only things of value in this film adaptation are the ultra-stylized video game-like battles that George Michael has with the Exes, and I doubt those are all that interesting in comic book form. Not only are the fights very video game inspired, but the whole movie plays pretty much like a video game, and is peppered with nearly constant video game references in the dialogue, visuals and sound. This is definitely worth seeing for the fights, but you are likely to be bored to tears by the rest of the film. Memo to George Michael: the awkward kid shtick is wearing thin.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
*** - If I were to rate this movie based only on story, script and dialogue it would probably be very close to getting one star. However, the saving graces of this graphic novel-based action comedy helmed by Edgar Wright (of “Shaun of the Dead” fame) are the almost unbelievably cool fight scenes. The basic plot of this movie is that George Michael from “Arrested Development” (who, for some unexplained reason, lives with - and sleeps in the same bed as - a promiscuous gay guy and his various sexual partners) falls for some girl who dyes her hair a plethora of neon colors, and then has to fight her ‘Seven Evil Exes’ in order to continue going out with her. Yes, it is as dumb as it sounds. I can’t imagine how the graphic novel that this is based on could be at all entertaining, as the only things of value in this film adaptation are the ultra-stylized video game-like battles that George Michael has with the Exes, and I doubt those are all that interesting in comic book form. Not only are the fights very video game inspired, but the whole movie plays pretty much like a video game, and is peppered with nearly constant video game references in the dialogue, visuals and sound. This is definitely worth seeing for the fights, but you are likely to be bored to tears by the rest of the film. Memo to George Michael: the awkward kid shtick is wearing thin.
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