The World's End: 8/10

The final entry in the awesome Cornetto trilogy tastes a bit different from the other flavors.

It doesn’t have the satirical and spoof bite. It doesn’t have the low-budget texture.

The World’s End lacks the indie backyard persona we have come to expect from Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg. The movie feels…complete. It feels like it had an unlimited budget like a blockbuster. It feels more grown up, more mature, and more established as a pure film and not a mere wink and a nod to the genre it’s representing.

But the movie works, as its deviating shift in tone establishes the themes of nostalgia that’s heavy within its crazy 100 minutes. It increases the sentimental value while at the same time still delivering a very unique movie full of witty dialogue, full of hilarious moments, and contains plenty of action done with flawless direction by Edgar Wright. This movie excels on all cylinders from the writing to the acting to all the nitty gritty details that requires multiple viewings to catch—the shots, the sound effects, even the names of the bars are connected in a subtle way.

The best and worst thing about this movie is how it’s drastically different from Shaun and Hot Fuzz. It keeps you on edge; it keeps you guessing, and pulls the carpet from under your feet. It almost feels like the cast that had participated in the previous entries had matured and had calmed down, even if they are playing totally different characters. And for that their performances deserve heavy praise, especially Nick Frost and Simon Pegg whom were playing characters that are very different to their usual niche.

Lastly, the final act is quite possibly the ballsiest final act you’ll see in a movie all year, as it purposely refuses to wrap up the package in a pretty bow, instead giving you curveball after curveball and leaving you analyzing what you just saw. While this will definitely turn off some viewers, one has to admire the effort to refuse to adhere to a typical finish.

The World’s End lacks the whimsical pop of the previous entries but overall it is a well-structured film with more humor, action, and creativity than your average blockbuster. Consider it to be the dark chocolate cornetto of the trio; mildly sharp, mildly bitter, but overall satisfying to the very end.