"We are Sex Bob-omb and we're here to make you think about death and get sad and stuff."

Menacing fist-shaking, skinny jeans, and ringer tees are plastered on the big screen in Edgar Wright's adaptation of the same-named graphic novel "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World."

Michael Cera plays a 22-year old Canadian bass guitarist who is struggling not only with his indie band, Sex Bob-omb, but also his 17-year-old over-obsessed girlfriend, Knives Chau (Ellen Wong). His world gets turned upside down when Ramona Flowers, a girl literally from his dreams, turns out to be real. When the love pursuit begins, Scott finds that he must defeat Ramona's seven evil exes in order to win her for good.

Cera pulls off his normal slacker persona, but also dominates the fight scenes. It's hard to imagine that the same guy from "Superbad" is swinging flaming swords and pulling off complex choreographed fight scenes, but Cera makes it happen.

Like Scott Pilgrim, it's hard not to fall in love with the presence of Ramona (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) despite her whimsy and ever-changing hair colors. Keep a lookout for Keiran Culkin, who plays Scott's gay roommate Wallace Wells and steals every scene that he is in. He delivers the majority of the recurring laughs in the film. "Parks and Recreation" fans will enjoy Aubrey Plaza's role as Julie Powers, the overcritical shopkeeper that pops in every once in awhile to decimate Scott verbally.

The evil exes take a stab at ending Scott one at a time. The encounters wobble between being funny and cheesy, the worst being Scott's encounter with Ramona's first ex, Matthew Patel, that includes an Indian dance routine. That sequence immediately reminded me of Felicia Day's "The Guild" and their second music video "Game On!" - which was much more fun to watch. Chris Evans and Brandon Routh up the ante by adding some laughs with the cheese. Evans pops up as an action movie star who relies on his stuntmen to attack Scott. Routh plays an ex that is vegan-powered, which gives him psionic abilities. It also gives him the power of being douchey, but that's pretty straightforward, right? Other exes include a set of twins, a bruiser roller-derby girl, and the smarmy superboss Gideon, played by Jason Schwartzman.

Music, of course, played a key role. Wright leaned on Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich to lay down the score, Beck who composed all of Sex Bob-omb's songs and Broken Social Scene. The soundtrack also features Salem favorite Frank Black of The Pixies. The movie soundtrack is a definite purchase, which points to how expertly the music was chosen. As music plays, Wright presents small special effects and adds some well-placed comedic bits with game tutorial blowouts. Each battle sequence initiate with scenes reminiscent of Street Fighter.

Some graphic novel aficionados might be upset with the lack of character development for the supporting cast, but the film has captured the essence of the graphic novel perfectly. Wright, who has achieved cult status for the BBC hit "Spaced" and "Shaun of the Dead," has churned out a beautiful two-hour video game world for Pilgrim to fight through. The mystical powers of each of the exes could easily pull a viewer out of the movie, but, luckily for the audience, Wright and the cast pulls it off with a flourish.