Kick-Ass - Kicked ass!

Kick-Ass was awesome! It was one of the most entertaining movies I’ve seen in a while. It’s an incredibly creative, genre bending movie that is impossible to describe in one or two words. It’s a comedic, super violent, bloody action movie. While it won’t win any awards, I think it’s going to be one of those “gotta have that in my collection” movies.

Kick-Ass is a super hero movie based on a super hero comic book by Mark Millar (the same guy that wrote the comic that “Wanted” is based on). However, none of the “super heroes” have super powers. The movie follows Dave Lizewski, an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day just up and decides to become a super-hero named Kick-Ass, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so other than his frustration with people not helping others. Unbeknownst to him, there is already a super hero duo, which is a father-11 year old daughter team who go by Big Daddy (Nicholas Cage) and Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz) out there already fighting crime, more particularly methodically taking out the empire of crime boss, Frank D’Amico (Mark Strong – the bad guy in Sherlock Holmes, RocknRolla, Sunshine, Stardust, well, you get the point). These two actually do have training, and can actually “kick ass.” After Dave/Kick-Ass becomes an internet sensation when he is videoed taking on 4 thugs to protect a total stranger, D’Amico, after hearing that a masked crusader is the one responsible for his slow down fall, mistakenly decides to take out Kick-Ass, thinking that he is the one responsible.

Kick-Ass is like no other movie I’ve ever seen. It’s like some teen angst, comedy about a silly kid who thinks he can fight crime. But it is also incredibly violent, and to some people, incredibly disturbing. The body count has got to be in the 50s or 60s. But what really makes it strange and disturbing is Hit Girl. She is this 11 year old girl who A) Wears a Lone Ranger-esque mask and blue wig, B) Says both c**ts and c**k C) Gets shot in the chest by her father (gotta see it to understand that one) D) Kills the majority of the people in the movie, including cutting off heads and limbs and some seemingly innocent “bad guys” and E) Gets her butt whooped by a grown man. If none of this scares you off, then some of the other stuff won’t offend you either. I know all that seems awful, but if you leave your judgment at the door and just watch the movie, open your mind to the entertainment of the whole thing, I think you’ll think this movie is wicked awesome. Oh yeah, it’s also got McLovin in it, but I don’t want to give too much away.

I know some people are going to be too disturbed by the little girl doing the things she does, but the action scenes involving her are badass. If any one of the macho action stars were doing what she does, they would be considered some of the coolest action sequences ever. For what it’s worth, I think the fact that an 11 year old girl is doing it makes it ever cooler. This is a comedy, but more than that, I think it’s a violent, action flick. Dudes, I think you’ll definitely enjoy this one. I watched this one with my lady and she liked it, however she also likes American Psycho and Gladiator. So if you are a lady and like a little blood and guts, and maybe some cool action sequences, you’ll thoroughly enjoy this. Most of all, if you are able to suspend your disbelief and remember that it’s just a movie, you’ll have a blast.