ldavis82

I truly enjoyed this refreshing little film. The story and style in which it was told brought me back to much younger days - a time when movies didn't need to try so hard. This film obviously had a restricted budget, so if you're looking for special effects and slick Hollywood glaze it won't be found. However, if you are in the mood for a simple story with a solid message, this is one to watch.

This film doesn't conveniently fit any category. It's not a comedy, although it's very funny. It's not a romance, although there's a strong element of that. It's not a superhero movie, although that aspect is well represented. And it's not a comics movie, but again this is clearly a major influence on how some elements are delivered. Entirely its own thing, and an absolute delight.

P.S. if you tend to be on the cynical side, this film likely won't strike your fancy.

I loved this weird and wonderful movie, directed by Shaun Of The Dead's Edgar Wright, and starring Michael Cera (playing Scott as his stock character, albeit less of a loser than usual) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona (and a couple of honorary mentions for Ellen Wong as Knives and Kieran Culkin as flatmate Wallace - both very funny). It doesn't conveniently fit any category. It's not a comedy, although it's very funny. It's not a teen romance, although there's a strong element of that. It's not a superhero movie or a computer game movie, although both of those aspects are well represented (without any explanation, which was another thing I loved about it). And it's not a comics movie, although it is sourced from a comic (sorry, graphic novel) and, again this is clearly a major influence on how it is delivered.

In short, it is that rarity - entirely its own thing, and an absolute delight.

PS I'm 58, so you don't have to be that young to appreciate it, thank you very much all you young ageist whippersnappers.