A Kick Ass Movie!

Rating: 10/10 (17 April 2010)

This movie had all the right ingredients for a perfect movie; great writing, compelling characters, comedy, action, a little girl cursing and slicing off limbs. All around this movie was WAY more than I was expecting. Going into the theater, I thought I might have just wasted $10.50 on another movie trying to be cool for coolness sake. This movie isn't trying to be cool, it just is.
This movie had a realness that is usually missing in most films made today. The movie plays very genuine and honest, even though most of what you're watching is unbelievable. At times in this movie I felt like I was watching a Tarantino movie. There is a lot of gory but nonetheless absolutely entertaining fight scenes that are balanced out with a lot of comedy and drama.
Great cast, Aaron Johnson is believable. He doesn't magically transform into something he's not, but has a personal awakening. Clark Duke is funny as always and adds comedy at needed moments throughout. Christopher Mintz-Plasse was alright. He doesn't have everything I thought the red mist character should have, but he did a good enough job. We'll see how he plays it in a sequel. Nick Cage was better than I've seen him in awhile. Playing the doting father whose fathering tactics border on insane. And finally Chloe Moretz, of 500 days of summer fame. She absolutely stole the show. She is the best part of the movie. Hit girl just went to the top of my most B.A. characters of all time list. Keep an eye out for this chick in the future. She's already head and shoulders above most of the actresses in Hollywood.
All in all, everything is there. There is something for everyone is this movie. You will not leave disappointed. All I can say is GO TO THE THEATER RIGHT NOW!