Serious/silly genre with a twist

Rating: 10/10 (3 April 2013)

I won't get into the story here because it's abundantly covered pretty much everywhere else. So anyway, on to my opinion...
Making a serious/silly genre film that firmly sits on the edge isn't easy. More so when the whole film revolves around this concept and thumbs its nose at superhero conventions (in a friendly way though).
Kick-Ass manages this rare balance act and more, with a few cult scenes, a brilliant cast, fine styling, good cinematography, good music, a script that works, and it even has its share of quotable one liners (assuming you're a homicidal superhero).
All in all it's a brilliant film that works for most segments of the public. It's at once a superhero film and a comedy, an adventure film and an action flick... the only people that might be put off will be a segment of the US public because of the abundant swearing, a lot of it uttered by a kid girl (which just makes it more fun for the rest of us).
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