A great Suprehero/gangster/teen comedy

Rating: 8/10 (9 August 2010)

So, superhero films. Loads of them have graced or destroyed our screens. The Dark Knight (graced) Spiderman 3 (destroyed,badly). That proves how difficult it is to make such a film.
Here sits Kick-Ass combining comedy, gangster themes and action. Reminds us of a certain 2004 film by the same director.
Here Dave Lizewski, a stereotypical geek, who is liked by few and disliked by many more, dreams of superheroes. Noticing the bullies, murderers and other bad folk he decides to be a superhero (a thought gone through many young boys and girls). Now Dave has no powers and a very weak physique but still wants to help. His first "heroic" deed ends up with him being stabbed and run over by a car. Hmmmmm, admirably he continues with his alter-ego (Kick-Ass).
Enter Hit-Girl and Big Dadddy. A father and his 11 year old daughter who are expert marksmen and mêlée combatants. After running in with Kick-Ass they both join up to fight a crime-lord, Frank D'Amico. Now anything else I say will be a spoiler so I'll end the summary here.
The acting is great. Nicholas Cage is great (I know!) but still doesn't show any other emotion than blank. Hit-Girl (played by fairly unknown Chloe Moretz)is a potty mouthed, violent pre-teen. Chris Mintz-Plasse (Superbad's Mclovin) plays the baddie for this and, presumably, the next.
Whilst the film is exciting, violent, sweary and well made. The thing that really impressed me was the fact that Matthew Vaughn made it follow the same style (kinda) to his major release, L4yer Cake. So,in short watch Kick-Ass because, strangely, it isn't a cheap, crappy money maker. It is also a very adult film with bloody violence, an infamous uttering of the c-word so don't think it's Spiderman