The Title of the Movie Says it All

Rating: Null/10 (3 September 2011)

When it comes to Nicholas Cage, his recent movies have not usually been big hits. The movies ThevSoreceror's Apprentice and Season of the Witch were both awful. Recently, I watched the movie Drive Angry with him in it, and it wasn't very good either. But one movie that I can say without a doubt is my favorite of his is this one.
The bulk of this movie follows Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), who is geeky, comic-loving seventeen year old. He wonders why no one has ever attempted to become a superhero in real life, so he decides to become the superhero Kick-Ass. At first, things do not go very well, but he eventually becomes an Internet celebrity and gets in way over his head. During all of this, he tries to impress Katie Deauxma (Lyndsy Fonseca), a pretty girl in his class.
A sub-plot, however follows a young girl, known as Hit Girl (Chole Grace Moretz), and her father, known as Big Daddy (Nicholas Cage). They are after the crime lord of the city, Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong), because he framed Big Daddy as a drug dealer, and it lead to the death of his wife.
In a final sub-plot, Chris D'Amico (Chistopher Mintz-Plasse), the son of Frank, wants to become a mob boss like his father, but his father neglects his hopes to follow him.
Everytihg about this movie is done very well. The characters are well developed, and you feel bad for them in some sense, and the actors who portrayed them did awesome. The action scenes are fun and graphic, with great choreography and special effects. The music is epic, helping to keep the mood throughout. The story, as explained above, does get more complex, but is never hard to follow, and is very realistic.
I will say, I find it very refreshing to see a superhero movie that is so brutally realistic. You should definitely see this movie, if you love superhero, action, or comedies.