Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

Director: Edgar Wright
Writer: Graphic Novels: Bryan Lee O'Malley Screenplay: Edgar Wright, Michael Bacall
Cast: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anna Kendrick, Allison Pill, Kieran Culkin, Mark Webber, Johnny Simmons, Ellen Wong, Brie Larson, Aubrey Plaza,
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World had a 8.2 IMDB-rating when I started watching, so needless to say I had expectations of being entertained. Add Cera, Kendrick and director Wright (Hot Fuzz) into the mix, and we should be on track to something well worth its runtime. We might as well mention my geeky side, as the rumored references should silence that part of me still screaming for more "Veronica Mars" episodes.

And what an opening. The first 15-20 seconds lifted my expectations, as the Universal logo accompanied by Zelda (video game) music opened the movie. Sadly, to me that was still the highlight as the end credits reminded me of all those assets wasted on something I honestly found quite boring.

I've grown increasingly tired by Cera the last couple of years, and once again he managed to sink his cred with me. Adding to the misery was the main female characters mis-cast, as both had very little to stand up against minor roles from Kendrick and Pill. The cameo's this movie also lives on with many viewers, did very little to raise my eyebrows.

I might just be too stupid to catch the references, too humorless to laugh of the silliness and too little of a geek to grasp Scott Pilgrim, but once again: I was actually bored way too often during this movie.