Bloody fun

Rating: 8/10 (18 April 2010)

I've heard some people complaining about this movie because it involves a little girl who curses and kills bad guys at random. We have to take into consideration that this is a comic book satire, and is not meant to be taken seriously. It is rated R for a reason because little kids are not suppose to be watching it. The only problem I have with any of this is the parents that would take their small children to see this. That is completely wrong. Now here's my review.
I found Kick Ass to be hysterical and over the top. It reminded me a lot of Kill Bill 1 and 2, and I enjoyed those two movies as well. The killings in Kick Ass are graphic and appalling, but that's what the film is meant to be, a graphic description of a comic book series. I can include the movie Sin City, another good film, in this as well, and I can tell you that both Kill Bill films and Sin City are much more bloodier than Kick Ass. I don't understand the opinions from critics, most of whom enjoyed the Kill Bill movies and Sin City, who find that Kick Ass is a little too much for their tastes. That is being hypocritical, and that is not the way a critic should review any movies.
THe acting for the most part was well done. Nicolas Cage hams it up and does a good job while not taking the material seriously. I got a sense that he was copying Adam West from the old Batman series in the 60s, and he does a fine job. Aaron Johnson, who plays Kick Ass, reminded me a lot of Tobey Maguire in the Spider-Man movies in the way he handled his part. Both Mark Strong (Frank D'Amico) and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Chris D'Amico/Red Mist) have good supporting roles, but the person that real grabbed most of my interest was Chloe Moretz, who play Hit Girl. Whenever she appears, no matter if she is just talking or kicking ass, she takes the role and runs with it, and just about takes over the movie where we nearly forget about the character of Kick Ass.
Kick Ass is an entertaining movie that grabbed my interest from the beginning, and never grows dull. THe humor is there along with all the blood shed. It is an insane film that keeps you watching until the end. It is not a great film, but I wasn't expecting it to be. It was just the type of action movie that we don't see much of anymore, even if the killer, most of the time, is an eleven year old girl.