good not great

Rating: 6/10 (7 July 2015)

the best part about this movie are the action scenes, mainly the ones involving big daddy and hit girl. but what this movie lacked most was an intriguing plot. it also wasn't as funny as I expected, and while it wasn't expected to be good, the acting was sub par. i know mark strong could've done better, especially early on in the movie, which, with good acting, would've established frank damico as a more sinister villain. the love story that developed between dave and kate was relatively good, though, and I was disappointed to learn that they break up in the second movie. I really liked the occasional comic book storytelling or transition, though, and again, the action was great, but his best friends are only occasionally there for comic relief and are pretty much useless. but in my opinion, the worst part is his ease with the concept of killing. he doesn't kill for the entire movie, yet he does it with the gatling gun on the jetpack without contemplating what he was doing. and he never questions why an 11 year old would be killing in the first place. one of the central themes of superhero movies is the justification to kill and this movie completely glazes over it.