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SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLDMovie Reviews
Action comedy about a 22 year-old slacker who must do battle with seven evil ex-boyfriends in order to win the heart of the girl of his dreams. Cast:Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, Brie LarsonDirector:Edgar WrightRelease Date:August 13, 2010DVD Release:November 9, 2010From:UniversalRating:PG-13Length:1 hr. 52 min.
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Very Good Reviews, Mixed
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World played to very good reviews that at the same time were mixed. • Carrie Rickey wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...a ridiculously entertaining romp based on the graphic novels of Bryan Lee O'Malley and directed, with mash-up mastery, by Edgar Wright ('Shaun of the Dead')." • And James Berardinelli wrote for Reel Views, "...ambitious and outlandish." More Reviews Below...
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Positive Reviews (51 Reviews, reviews below)
Alynda Wheat, People: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a brash blend of gamer and comic-book iconography, indie rock and martial arts... one of the most exuberant movies of the year."(See all of Alynda Wheat's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 127 words, 08/12/10
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: VERY GOOD(cg) "...the dialogue and the music keep you engaged, at least while the movie lasts. Once it's game over, though, it may not stick with you for very long afterward..."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 790 words, 08/12/10
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: EXCELLENT(cg) "...the first rock & roll kung fu videogame youth love story.... I dug the freshness, but I wish that it had a little less kick-ass. Still, it's a true original."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 308 words, 08/13/10
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...ambitious and outlandish. It's bizarre and surprising and revels in its absurdity.... more clever and insightful than it initially appears to be, and that's its central strength."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,080 words, 08/10/10
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...dazzling... director/co-writer Edgar Wright wrangles the killer cast with the skill of a world-class ringmaster.... a breathless rush of a movie that jumps off the screen."(See all of Peter Travers's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 596 words, 08/06/10
Claudia Puig, USA Today: VERY GOOD(cg) "It's like the language of computer and video games mashed up with classic comic-book exclamations, all inflated by the drama of post-adolescence."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 463 words, 08/13/10
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Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a pop poem for Millennials that could just as well be titled 'Scott Pilgrim' vs. the Old Ways of Storytelling.' "(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 446 words, 08/13/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...an inventive, free-floating ode to nerdville... both defies and, at its lower moments, meets expectations for this sort of film.... definitely has game."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 805 words, 08/13/10
Kyle Smith, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "...a big warm cinematic jelly doughnut... I tried to love it. But after 20 minutes, I sensed I was intruding on the movie's love affair with itself."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 512 words, 08/13/10
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: VERY GOOD(cg) "...fresh, funny, inventive, unique... The film can wear on you, but director and co-writer Edgar Wright packs in brilliant sight gags and clever edits to make up for the lulls."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 238 words, 08/13/10
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: MODERATE "...the coolest movie ever... at least for the first half-hour.... Wright blows his wad too early. But a different lead might have kept you laughing and engaged."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 732 words, 08/02/10
Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...an attractive young cast of slacker-wisecrackers battle ennui as they sink into overstuffed furniture, commenting on each other's lives. Then all hell breaks loose."(See all of Richard Roeper's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 758 words, 08/13/10
Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "Wright fits in more ideas per frame than most filmmakers per feature.... You don't have to be dazzled or tickled by the movie, or get every joke, to be touched by it..."(See all of Robert Wilonsky's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 737 words, 08/11/10
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: VERY GOOD(cg) "...includes characters played by the likes of Chris Evans, Brandon Routh and Jason Schwartzman, who exhibit varying degrees of kinetic psychopathy and hilarity."(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 786 words, 08/12/10
Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) "...as vibrant as a cluttered wall of graffiti, jumpy enough to risk retina damage.... exhilar-austing and super-duper-ficial."(See all of Liam Lacey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 651 words, 08/13/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a love story, a kung-fu movie, an epic adventure fantasy and a rollicking slacker comedy packed full of endearing performances and imaginative fight scenes."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 08/12/10
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: WEAK(cg) "The story and characters are negligible.... Unless you can hear its particular whistle, the film is a grind, as monotonous and enervating as one long, sneering in-joke."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 434 words, 08/13/10
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a ridiculously entertaining romp based on the graphic novels of Bryan Lee O'Malley and directed, with mash-up mastery, by Edgar Wright ('Shaun of the Dead')."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 477 words, 08/13/10
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Edgar Wright brings his gift for genre tweaking to the realms of comix and pixelated, old-school video gaming, and the result explodes like Pop Rocks."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 549 words, 08/13/10
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...so much fun, so dazzling in its style and manic energy, that it amounts to a definitive statement.... Michael Cera will never better at being Michael Cera..."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 569 words, 08/13/10
Tom Horgen, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "A movie based on a comic book that played with a video-game aesthetic, it tangles all of these elements into an exhilarating stab at high-concept action comedy. Whew."(See all of Tom Horgen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 286 words, 08/13/10
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: EXCELLENT(cg) "There's something innately winning about treating the absurd as reality, but only if everyone is in on the game. Wright keeps the cast and the film rigidly in line... it works."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 627 words, 08/13/10
David Roark, Dallas Morning News: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Kieran Culkin is director Edgar Wright's standout... he has a way of acting as the go-to-for-advice guy without making his lines feel contrived or preachy."(See all of David Roark's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 594 words, 08/13/10
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...may be as close as the movies will ever get to seeing the world through the eyes of an over-caffeinated 23-year-old man-boy..."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 851 words, 08/13/10
Stephen Whitty, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "As long as nothing is taken seriously, everything is permitted, from leaps in logic to caddish heroes. Unfortunately, that gives the movie license to be lazy."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 515 words, 08/13/10
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: EXCELLENT(cg) "With wit and pep and exquisite casting and affectionate fidelity to the source, Wright has produced a fizzy potpourri of a movie... a fresh and entertaining joyride..."(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 586 words, 08/13/10
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: OUTSTANDING(cg) "If you're 22, or a comic-book geek, or a punk-rock romantic, this ought to be your new favorite movie.... it's my favorite flick of the summer..."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 352 words, 08/13/10
Tom Long, Detroit News: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a razzle-dazzle compendium of quick-draw humor, superhero stunts and gamer references wrapped around a teen dream love story..."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 602 words, 08/13/10
Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "Wright fits in more ideas per frame than most filmmakers per feature.... You don't have to be dazzled or tickled by the movie, or get every joke, to be touched by it..."(See all of Robert Wilonsky's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 737 words, 08/11/10
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: WEAK(cg) "Could Michael Cera be getting more vaporous with each repeat of his epicene screen persona?... a candidate for most irritating performance of the year."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 504 words, 08/12/10
Todd Gilchrist, Cinematical: OUTSTANDING "...ambitious, one-of-a-kind, fully-realized, smart, sensitive and satisfying... one of the most technically astounding and yet personally resonant movies of the year."(See all of Todd Gilchrist's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,164 words, 07/23/10
Nick Schager, Slant: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...pounding drums, feedbacky guitar, and skuzzy vocals. Which in the end makes perfect sense, given that, at heart, 'Scott Pilgrim' rocks."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,037 words, 08/01/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a love story, a kung-fu movie, an epic adventure fantasy and a rollicking slacker comedy packed full of endearing performances and imaginative fight scenes."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 08/12/10
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a crazy-quilt fusion of pop culture forms, but comes on so strong that its cartoony frills may distract audiences from its surprisingly rich take on relationships."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 790 words, 08/13/10
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: POOR(cg) "All the style is nothing but a would-be 'sweet' metaphor for men treating women as property and woman acquiescing to being treated that way."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 963 words, 08/11/10
Anthony Lane, New Yorker: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...no more than a skit, either padded out with visual fluff or, if you prefer -- if, that is, you succumb to its sheer likability -- embellished with curlicues of wit."(See all of Anthony Lane's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 441 words, 08/09/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...an inventive, free-floating ode to nerdville... both defies and, at its lower moments, meets expectations for this sort of film.... definitely has game."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 805 words, 08/13/10
Dana Stevens, Slate: VERY GOOD "...a package of cinematic Pop Rocks, a neon-hued, defiantly non-nutritive confection that nonetheless makes you laugh at its sheer bold novelty."(See all of Dana Stevens's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 657 words, 08/13/10
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: MODERATE "...attention-deficit filmmaking at both its finest and its most frustrating... blends the styles of videogames, sitcoms and comicbooks for a mostly hollow, high-energy riff..."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 936 words, 07/23/10
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "...juvenile. Nothing makes any real sense.... Certainly Cera doesn't give a performance that anchors the nonsense.... a discouragingly limp movie in which nothing is at stake."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 828 words, 07/23/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...an inventive, free-floating ode to nerdville... both defies and, at its lower moments, meets expectations for this sort of film.... definitely has game."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 805 words, 08/13/10
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: VERY GOOD(cg) "...stronger on style than on substance or emotional resonance.... has some charming moments. There are some funny action sequences that are inventive and different..."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 753 words, 07/27/10
19.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World's reviews are separated by an average 19.4 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Scott Pilgrim vs. the World's reviews cover 93.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 30,851 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 605 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Coverage, Volume & Length (51 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 34.5 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World's reviews on average broke 34.5 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Scott Pilgrim vs. the World's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (51 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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