cross between spiderman and superbad with some heathers

Rating: 10/10 (13 November 2011)

This film took me by surprise. It was strange and unexpected. I didn't know what to make of it yet I enjoyed it a lot. The trailers weren't impressive. It looked like a movie about ordinary people trying to be superheroes. I've seen other movies like that but it was obvious this film wasn't meant to be realistic, with the over-the-top violence and the supposedly ordinary people performing impossible tricks. At first this put me off but as I continued to watch, the more I liked this film. It had likable characters, a great fairytale story, exciting action befitting of a film whose title is Kick-Ass and a surprisingly good soundtrack. There was a lot of Spider-Man and Superbad in this film and a touch of the black comedy of Heathers. It's an odd mix, yet it all just worked.