This song is called "I'm so sad, so very very sad"

If you've read a bad review of Scott Pilgrim, I can set your mind at ease. It's great. Without spoiling anything I can tell you that it's got a solid story. It's worth going in with the mindset that Scott thinks he's a nice guy, but is actually a bit of a jerk when it comes to dealing with women. It will explain a lot about the start and how some women react to him.

Now, if you want a breakdown of why I think the story is strong, SPOILERS BELOW.

Yes, Scott thinks he's a nice guy. But he clearly is a bit of a player with women. He just doesn't see himself that way. He's happy to coast through.

When he meets Ramona he realises she's the girl of his dreams (literally). He wants her. He goes hard for her. Unfortunately he's too much a wuss to break up with Knives Chau first, so he strings her along until she says she loves him... and that's when he dumps her. Yes, Scott is a jerk.

So he falls hard for Ramona. Unfortunately he realises she has issues. Basically, issues with her ex boyfriends. This is a pretty regular thing for a lot of guys to deal with. So Scott starts to fight for her. It gets difficult. He's never had to actually fight for something before. He loses heart, especially after he fights Roxy, immediately after defeating Todd.

Scott thinks her issues are too much to deal with. He gets frustrated and lashes out verbally at Ramona, which makes her realise that he is just as much of a jerk as her exes. Things aren't great.

Scott's friends remind him that it's time to grow up. Wallace wants his own space, and that means Scott moving out. Scott can't just be "that guy" anymore. It helps that he gets a passive-aggressive call from Gideon, the 7th evil ex and Ramona's controlling boyfriend. Scott realises that he loves Ramona and is willing to keep fighting for her, even though her issues are overwhelming.

He has a go. He reveals he loves Ramona and fights for her. It isn't enough. Why? Because he hadn't learned the lessons about himself. Luckily he has a second chance (he reloads!). He learns that he has been the guy that he's had to fight against, and it's not what he wanted to be. He learned some humility.

It meant he apologised to Kim for how he had treated her and behaved. He recognised he had cheated on both Knives and Ramona. He realised he wanted to fight for Ramona not just because he loved her, but because he needed to earn his own self respect. Finally, he had to face himself. He made peace with himself. Then after all that, he pursued Ramona again. Because he had fought through all her issues, learned a lot about himself on the way, and was still in love with her.

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It's a good film. Apart from everything I said there, it's also HILARIOUS. And amazingly well cut. It tells the story of a journey that many young men go on. Marrying their self-image with their actual personality. The music is fun, the characters are great, and the action is good. The video game references, the Seinfeld bit, the random comic stuff. It's a lot of fun. Seriously see it.