First-Rate Adaptation of "KIck Ass!!!"

Rating: 9/10 (25 August 2013)

This violent, exciting, R-rated, cinematic adaptation of Mark Millar's radical graphic novel about a tyke-sized babe in a mask,cape, and a skirt with a sharp pig-sticker is a total blast. Talk about demented hilarity! A nerdy looking father (Nicolas Cage) teaches his daughter how to be a one-girl killing machine. He goes so far as to shoot her with live rounds of ammunition twice so she can prepare herself for the eventuality that she may be shot during a showdown. As crime boss Frank D'Amico, Mark Strong makes a strong impression. As it turns out, D'Amico framed a cop and sent him to jail for five years. Now, the cop is out of prison and plots revenge against the villain. D'Amico is the ultimate villain who heads up the mafia in the Big Apple. His lame-brained son insists that his father show him the business from the ground up. Meantime, D'Amico doesn't think that his son has the balls to be in the business. If you like no-holds-barred action, "Kick Ass" will kick your ass!!!