Changing The Rules of Super Heros

Rating: 8/10 (15 October 2010)

Kick-Ass is a super hero, but not a super hero. This sounds a little crazy but this is a teen age kid who buys a suit on line, procures a couple of Iron Bars & then gets his ass kicked. For most of the film, the hero is the mirror image of the films title other than the first real film action sequence.
While Kick-Ass is living his dream of Peter Parker style of life, he gets involved with a girl he loves. Meanwhile he meets Big Daddy & Hit Girl who both are focused on destroying a crime boss that helped big daddy get sent to jail & killed his wife. For about a third of the film these two heroes carry the load for Kick-Ass. Then towards the end, Kick-Ass really does get involved in the action.
This is Marvel Comics material carefully brought to film. While it does not flesh out as much story as Spiderman at times, it brings together some plot lines. The oldest actor in the film is Nicolas Cage & he is quite good as Big Daddy.
In the end they get mob boss that big daddy wants to get because he harmed his family. This film is not quite as strong plot wise as Spidermen, but the Marvel Folks left this open for a sequel at the end of the movie.