Kick-Ass pretty much sums up how I feel

Rating: 9/10 (31 January 2014)

Dave Lizewski is your average high school student that has no excitement to speak of in his life, other than his two best friends. He orders a superhero costume with every intention of stopping crime on the streets and declares himself "Kick-Ass". During a car theft attempt, Dave valiantly fights them, but he gets critically injured. After his recovery, Dave becomes a You Tube sensation and falls in love with high school crush, Katie Deauxma. Dave teams up with Big Daddy & Hit-Girl to take down the evil Frank D'Amico
This is not your average superhero flick, far from it. This one is all too real. Dave doesn't have any overwhelming superhero powers as Kick- Ass and he is the farthest thing from invincible. I always love it when a superhero is set in the real world. They even add social media sites, like You Tube and the Craig Ferguson show to make it all the more genuine. It really is a near brilliant satire. It is extremely well written and gives us exciting action and a top-notch story. Those that are squeamish will probably loathe this movie. Kick-Ass is explicitly violent, almost to the point of being cartoonish. I'm sure there are plenty of pundits that will bemoan and carp about this being vulgar and how it is sending the wrong message to people. If you're one of those people, lighten up! I'm not saying I agree with vigilantism or anything like that, I just don't find cartoonish violence offensive. I got so much out of this movie for many reasons. Who hasn't wanted to make a difference in this world at some point? Any good person is probably disgusted at events that happen in this world, but we lack the stones and conviction to do something about it. We care about all of the good guys in this one, regardless of whether what they are doing is considered right or wrong. Dave Lizewski is a normal human being like the rest of us. He takes a stand because he strongly believes in what he's doing. How can you not admire that? I thought Aaron Taylor-Johnson did a wonderful job as our brave hero. He is easy to relate too and has a geeky charm that is impossible to dislike. Nicolas Cage gives one of his best performance in years. This is what the man is capable of when fully motivated. I don't see how anyone could complain about his performance. Chloë Grace Moretz is excellent as Cage's daughter. She was bad-ass for her age. She might have given the best performance and that's quite a statement. I loved the Cage & Moretz tandem. Lyndsy Fonseca is absolutely gorgeous and solid as the love interest. Christopher Mintz-Plasse is good, if a little annoying at times. His Red Mist character was amusing most of the time. The rest of the cast is good as well.
Final Thoughts: This movie ponders this question. How far are you willing to go for another human being in need? It is ambitious, exciting, authentic, and wonderfully irreverent. This movie isn't for the squeamish. But those that are looking for a different superhero film that is full of realism? This one is for you. It is one of my favorites and I proudly own the DVD.
9.4/10