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For me, the trio of Pegg/Frost/Wright only work best when they’re all together. I wasn’t drawn to Paul and I didn’t get Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, only managing to get halfway through it before calling it a day, as it just didn’t work for me in any way. To be fair, I’m not a big comic book fan, so the style it portrayed just looked way too outlandish, but I had a feeling that would be the outcome when I tried it.
If I had a slight niggle – and this isn’t a spoiler – it’s that the credits begin with The Housemartins‘ Happy Hour, which in a way is fair enough as it’s a song about drinking in pubs, which is what the film is about. However, it then goes onto The Sisters of Mercy‘s This Corrosion which would’ve been a far stronger kick at the end – especially given *how* the film ends – and also because Gary’s favourite band is The Sisters of Mercy. I’m not sure what would’ve followed is, as it needed a further song to play during the end credits, but the Housemartins feels a bit twee by comparison.
And, yes, I’m one of those people who stays for the end credits – and, damn, did the Sisters of Mercy sound wonderful booming out through the auditorium.
Cert: 
Running time: 109 minutes
Year: 2013
Released: July 19th 2013
Widescreen: 2.35:1 (Super 35)
Rating: 10/10
Director: Edgar Wright
Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Nira Park
Screenplay: Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg
Music: Steven Price
Cast:
Gary King: Simon Pegg
Andrew Knightley: Nick Frost
Oliver: Martin Freeman
Peter: Eddie Marsan
Steven: Paddy Considine
Sam: Rosamund Pike
The Network: Bill Nighy
Guy Shephard: Pierce Brosnan
Basil: David Bradley
Publican: Mark Heap
Young Gary: Thomas Law
Fitness Instructor (26): Jenny Bede
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.