Awesome! This movie kicks ***!

Rating: 9/10 (21 October 2010)

Kick-Ass is a superhero movie that uses a mix of high school comedy, teenage romance, extreme violence and most of all satire. It works absolutely perfect. All aspects are here, cool action, interesting characters, great humor and also a clever plot line. Feels like a really original superhero film and I will go so far as claim it is one of the best I have seen. It's simply brilliant. So the film is really violent perhaps one of the bloodiest superhero films ever. But it's not just for the sake of it. The action scenes feel in a way like they are both gritty and suspenseful but also totally over the top at the same time and of course so entertaining. The humor is great, some jokes are funny just on their own and others are parody of other recent superhero films. I guess in many ways this is a film for the geeks but also viewers that are not totally into the superhero genre will find a great time here. This movie is itself a superhero adventure but at the same time satire, a play on the superhero genre, comic books and popular culture. But the whole plot is great written and actually deeper and cleverer than most in the genre. It's much more than just a parody. The whole adventure is great but just as much interesting are the characters. The character's ordinary life is just as engrossing. The acting is superb. Chloë Grace Moretz is the standout both in her performance but she hers is also the most interesting character. But Aaron Johnson fits his character just as perfectly. I like most I think have not been a fan of Nicolas Cage in a long time but this was his best performance in years. This is one of the best films of 2010. I don't read much comics anymore and I didn't know anything about it so Kick-ass was one of the year's positive surprises. The most original superhero film in years and also one of the best. Kick-ass is amazing!