Scott Pilgrim vs. the Critics

"Director Edgar Wright will have only himself to blame if excited kids are so razzled and dazzled..."

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:53:49 -0400

“Director Edgar Wright will have only himself to blame if excited kids are so razzled and dazzled that they power on their pocket gadgets and start Prattering or Twixting, or whatever it is youth does these days.”

- commends the New York Post

"The PG-13 rating might very well refer to an advisory that nobody above (rather than below) that age..."

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:29:14 -0400

“The PG-13 rating might very well refer to an advisory that nobody above (rather than below) that age is likely to benefit!”

- controlled-burns NewsBlaze

"The results mean nothing beyond racking up an arbitrary score!"

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:41:34 -0400

“The results mean nothing beyond racking up an arbitrary score!”

- exalts Mark Dujsik

"A cotton candy blob disguising a black hole!"

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:41:29 -0400

“A cotton candy blob disguising a black hole!”

- brags Critic’s Notebook

"A movie has never been this blatant, this outrageous, this nonchalant about women as trophies, as..."

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:19:26 -0400

“A movie has never been this blatant, this outrageous, this nonchalant about women as trophies, as prizes for men who do heroic deeds!”

- adores Flick Filosopher

"An infuriating exercise in geek-baiting populated by unlikable characters that grows more..."

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:19:18 -0400

“An infuriating exercise in geek-baiting populated by unlikable characters that grows more frustrating through its 113 minutes!”

- happily blares eFilmCritic

"To win [Ramona], [Scott] needs to duel her ex-boyfriends in fantasy sequences based on video games...."

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:19:04 -0400

“To win [Ramona], [Scott] needs to duel her ex-boyfriends in fantasy sequences based on video games. Oh, great.”

- roars East Bay Express

"An assault on the senses that’s numb in the heart!"

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:11:24 -0400

“An assault on the senses that’s numb in the heart!”

- metaphors The Onion AV Club

"It’s the indulgence of everything a not-quite-adult, no-longer-a-kid manchild could want from women,..."

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:11:18 -0400

“It’s the indulgence of everything a not-quite-adult, no-longer-a-kid manchild could want from women, in a package designed to appeal to not-quite-adult, no-longer-a-kid manchildren who would happily see their lives in the metaphors of the comic books, sitcoms, and videogames they were weaned on!”

- enthusiastically babbles Flick Filmosopher

"If such an experience defines the current generation, the alarmist Chicken Little crowd that’s..."

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:16:23 -0400

“If such an experience defines the current generation, the alarmist Chicken Little crowd that’s always moaning about our society’s dire future might be onto something!”

- prognosticates Critic’s Notebook

"Scott [Pilgrim] is a low-wattage and barely sentient drip with all the charisma of a plastic plant!"

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:16:12 -0400

“Scott [Pilgrim] is a low-wattage and barely sentient drip with all the charisma of a plastic plant!”

- praises eFilmCritic

"As monotonous and enervating as one long, sneering in-joke!"

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:14:13 -0400

“As monotonous and enervating as one long, sneering in-joke!”

- praises the Washington Post

"Just as there are some amusement park attractions that require riders to be a certain minimum..."

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:12:38 -0400

“Just as there are some amusement park attractions that require riders to be a certain minimum height, there are movies that probably ought to be restricted to viewers below a certain age!”

- quips Dr. Frank Swietek

"The center doesn’t hold!"

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:10:25 -0400

“The center doesn’t hold!”

- muses ~~Yeats~~ The Onion AV Club

"Wright trades in his hard-earned street credentials for a flagrant sell-out move that promises a..."

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:08:21 -0400

“Wright trades in his hard-earned street credentials for a flagrant sell-out move that promises a reverse transformation from film to video game!”

- says “The Smartest Film Critic in the World”

"After 20 minutes, I sensed I was intruding on the movie’s love affair with itself!"

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:04:52 -0400

“After 20 minutes, I sensed I was intruding on the movie’s love affair with itself!”

- voyeuristically enthuses the New York Post

"The alternately cranky and cartoonish comedy can’t seem to decide whether it’s a..."

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:02:23 -0400

“The alternately cranky and cartoonish comedy can’t seem to decide whether it’s a flippant sketchy teen angst weepie, or your basic flamboyant comic book screen transplant!”

- fires NewsBlaze

"The movie tongues its cheek, raises its eyebrows, and nudges our elbow in every area except where it..."

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:58:16 -0400

“The movie tongues its cheek, raises its eyebrows, and nudges our elbow in every area except where it really counts!”

- blazes Mark Dujsik

"A clip reel of console carnage!"

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:56:59 -0400

“A clip reel of console carnage!”

- salivates Brian Orndorf

"About as complete and coherent a film as was the blur of light and sound that comprised Speed Racer!"

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:50:15 -0400

“About as complete and coherent a film as was the blur of light and sound that comprised Speed Racer!”

- says Critic’s Notebook