The Cinema For 8/13/10: Michael Cera Out Action-ed All The Action Stars!
It's one new hero and a bunch of old ones as the focal of "The Cinema" this week. It's been hyped all week by its demographic masses, almost to the level of obsessive. Nevertheless for most, with a near split from legit good critics, it passes the test decently for a good time . And the film's star isn't Michael Cera, but the rising force director that is Edgar Wright. From the Berardinelli man , who sums it up better than everyone one else: It does not follow that a parody has to be funny but, in the case of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the humor is there. A clever send-up of comic book and video games (circa 1990), this movie illustrates that writer/director Edgar Wright can rise to the next level. His two "straightforward" satires, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, which were co-created with Simon Pegg, were uneven but enjoyable. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, however, is more ambitious and outlandish. It's bizarre and surprising and revels ...