Disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (4 April 2010)

At the start it looked as though Kick-Ass was going to be a funny and different film; it seemed like it would be a "realistic" superhero movie with an interesting plot. However, although the 'superhero' (Kick-Ass) remained as a normal (although with lots of crazy things happening to him) character living in New York, a lot of the other characters- namely the two actual super heroes he meets- completely change the film into an unrealistic, clichÃ©d American action film.
The thing I did like about this film however was that it wasn't afraid to be offensive. There was lots of violence, swearing and completely politically incorrect things that went on- which was all good! However, it was spoiled by a completely predictable plot and the fact that the director obviously didn't really know what kind of film he wanted it to be (realistic comedy or superhero movie). Also, the film at times seemed to be just an advert for Myspace and Apple as the product placement in it was just horrible!
Kick-Ass did have it's moments but it really didn't live up to it's hype for me- save your money for something else!