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August 13, 2010
At the Movies: 'Scott Pilgrim' offers a high-energy mix
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
This is going to sound like blasphemy — especially to the film's target audience — but here goes: “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” is way more involving when it focuses on actual people and the palpable angst of young love rather than the video game-style duels to the death in which the title character finds himself.
| SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD |
 Director: Edgar Wright Cast: Michael Cera, Mark Webber, Johnny Simmons, Alison Pill, Kieran Culkin, Ellen Wong, Mary Elizabeth Winstead Rating: PG-13 Running time: 112 minutes |
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