If there’s anything summer 2010 movies have been severely lacking, it’s fun and originality. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (based on the comic of the same name) wants to change all that. Michael Cera– whose one-note falsetto, whispered shtick is one I’m not quite tired of yet– is Scott Pilgrim, a dude who meets the girl of his dreams and is subsequently tasked with knocking her seven evil exes the crap out… in amplified video game/comic book style. The fact …
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I like Michael Cera and thought he was fantastic in Superbad and Juno, but he’s starting to wear thin with the same-old song and dance in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Year One and even the hybrid-documentary, Paper Heart. That’s not an all-out, in-your-face criticism because life as a comedic actor is tough. It’s hard to branch out and keep the fans and critics happy, just ask Jim Carrey and Will Ferrel. I’m hoping Youth in Revolt – due in …
I love Michael Cera. I think he’s one of many young actors with a huge upside and huge potential, but I also would be lying if I didn’t say his deadpan, monotone nerd-shtick might be teetering towards the been-there-done-that. I’m not saying it’s not funny. It is funny. But all his major movies in the last three years – Superbad, Juno, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Year One – are all replications of the same character. With the exception …