Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2009) NYT Critics' Pick

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Michael Cera in a scene from “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” adapted from a series of graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley.
This Girl Has a Lot of Baggage, and He Must Shoulder the Load
By A. O. SCOTT
Published: August 12, 2010

There are some movies about youth that just make you feel old, even if you aren’t. “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” based on a series of sprightly graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley, has the opposite effect. Its speedy, funny, happy-sad spirit is so infectious that the movie makes you feel at home in its world even if the landscape is, at first glance, unfamiliar. More