Kick-Ass (2010)

I went to see it this weekend, and it was KICK-butt!
Totally fucking awesome

The movie revolves around teen-geek Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), who wonders why nobody hasn't tried to be a super-hero in real life ever. He desides to become a super-hero himself despite not having any superpowers or training or anything. He gets his ass kicked very much the first time, after recovering in the hospital he breaks trough in becoming a super-hero and saves a guy from a gang, he got filmed while saving the guy and the video breaks trough on Youtube and myspace and all sites and becomes inmeansly popular. Soon later he meets other Super-heroes: The Batman figure "Big Daddy" (Nicolas Cage) and the deadly "Hit-Girl" (Chloë Morez). Father and daughter super-hero seek revenge on crime boss Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong). They ruin Frank D'amico's bussines so D'amico goes after Kick-Ass thinking that he is the super-hero who is ruining his bussines.


Kick-Ass starts of for me as a realistic comic book feeling film about a regular geek seeking to pursue his fantasie of becoming a super-hero, he first fails and succees at this, while refering to movies like Spiderman and Watchmen. When Hit-Girl and Big Daddy enter the picture, the movie looses it's realistic tone, wich I found a downer, but pays amazingly off with KICK-ASS action scenes with Big Daddy and Hit-Girl (I hope some saw the Watchmen reference on Big Daddy!) The scenes are really comic book style stylish looking with great directing and great view on the action. From there the movie pretty much is what the title of the movie is + referring to other Super-Hero movies, although I hoped the realistic tone would return, but didn't. The acting is super sollid in this, people have been prazing Nicolas Cage in this one, but he didn't really do much for me though... (I've never have actually been pleased with Cage) The actor and character that captured me was Aaron Johnson as Kick Ass of course, I really could feel along with him when he becomes Kick-Ass and fails and succeeds, I found it a downer that he was sorta pushed asside when Big Daddy and Hit Girl came in the picture. The actress who did Hit Girl did a really good job at portraying this badass fowl mouth little girl. The movie ends pretty baddass and feel good, and also thinking... this needs a sequel... IF they have a original idea for it, wich I think wont come with the box office fail...
BUT OVERAL; Love movies, comics or both? DEFINATLY go see this Kick-Ass movie. it came close to brilliance

4/5

PS: Yes, the Hammer reviews are coming soon.

-Stijn Heirstrate