Bipolar/Schizophrenic/Chameleon of a movie

Rating: 4/10 (18 April 2010)

Alright, so I went to this movie knowing very little about it. I saw the trailer featuring a young girl cursing while wearing a superhero costume and wondered what the rest of the movie could possibly be about. Fortunately, I left the movie thinking the exact same thing! What was that movie about?! I enjoyed the beginning storyline of a teenage misfit fighting for what is just and right in society. I honestly wish it stuck to this storyline. Then, he falls in love with a character added simply for her good looks as she had no other additions to the movie. He gets into a fight with some henchmen for some coke dealer (a.k.a. McLovin's dad) and gets brutally beaten for the third time. Then Nick Cage and young girl come out of nowhere and begin their role in the movie. The movie went downhill from here. It went from a kid simply trying to correct the wrongs of society to a group of heroes killing people to avenge the death of Nick's wife. It was funny at parts, sad at others, and funny/sad at the same time (not in a good way.) There were a few parts where I felt awkward just sitting there. Was this part funny? Do I feel bad for laughing? It honestly felt like two different writers got together without talking about what each person was writing and made a film. First guy said, "heroic teenager redeems the good qualities of society." Second guy said, "murderous preteen girl avenges her mothers death by killing cocaine kingpins." Third guy in the corner, "How in the world can we tie those together?!" GOOD THINKING THIRD GUY.