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Scott Pilgrim vs The World 2010
Edgar Wright turns 6 long graphic novels into a less than two hour movie, with time to spare. While at blazing speeds it may feel hard to view the interior, it's indeed finely crafted, bursting with comedic wit and glorious showdowns.
The plot is a play on Super Mario Bros (and a million others). Beat the bosses, save the girl. With Jason Schwartzman as Bowser and Michael Cera as a lazy, sleazy Mario. All of which happens in this hybrid video-game / comic book world.
Cera is playing his usual role, but this one's more of an *******, and lazy, and a fighting master. I don't think the Cera in Juno was very likely to pull as many counter hits and combos as this one. This world is full of characters though and it would take me too long to evaluate all 100 performances, I'll just say whether they're a face or a big time character they get the job done. What may rub people the wrong way is how unappealing to the audience Scott's love Romana is. She's hot I guess. Even Scott has doubts.
This is over everything an action movie though and it delivers there. Each fight is vastly different than the last, with tons of stuff bound to get destroyed. Just when you think you've seen it all, a battle of the bands turns into a giant monster brawl. Even Tom Jane lends a hand in the ass kicking.
From the hyper 8 bit soundtrack to the black info box's, Wright is still a director who never leaves a frame behind. Like all of his work, Scott Pilgrim vs The World is hilare, detailed, brutal, and entertaining as hell.