Directed by Edgar Wright / Written by Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall
This is the ultimate young adult fantasy movie tailor-made for my generation: the kids who grew up playing video games surrounded by the blooming pop culture of the 1980's and 90's. I have never felt so at home in a cinema being able to spot all the overflowing tiny references to games, comics, technology and music.
I understand why some people might find it uneasy dealing with this kind of audio and visual editing, but to me it was pure candy. I love it how emphasis on a characters thoughts or the tension of a situation can be made with a simple, well-thought tiny sound effect that's barely noticable but extremely clear. (Maybe one's brain has to be young enough to be able to recieve and understand that kind of a stream of AV? That might explain why none of the older critics I read reviews by appreciated the editing.)
Now I disagree with the critic Michael Cera has had to face about "always acting the same character". It is true that he's only been cast to do the stereotypic geeky guy representing the typical young male movie directors of our time, but by no means has he ever been lazy about his acting and just done the same character over and over again. I actually kind of admire his ability to play the same stereotype time after time and still make all of his characters different and clearly distinguishable with small adjustments, barely noticable, such as the differences between geeks and all people in the end are. He makes his characters very alive.
I loved the way this move visualizes the fact that while playing video games every one of us can be a martial arts expert. Or any other kind of expert! Adults need their fantasy land of games.
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