Could have been, but isn't...

Rating: 2/10 (8 August 2010)

I have mixed feelings on this comic book based film, about a wannabe super-hero kid, that doesn't have any super powers. First time through I didn't like it at all, and then a second viewing with commentary made it a little better. The best part of the film is eleven year old Chloe Moretz, who plays a real super-hero, Hit-Girl, and also Mark Strong as the bad guy. Nicholas Cage as Hit-Girl's super-hero Father, that might be a little over the hill, is a small role but pretty effective, especially when we first meet them with the pistol shooting scene. All in all, it's a very silly film, but definitely not a children's movie, as the violence is pretty graphic and bloody. I can't recommend it, but it does have a couple of good set pieces.