I must have seen a different movie than everyone else here ...

Rating: 2/10 (2 April 2010)

Not having read the graphic novel upon which it's based, I had no expectations waking into Kick-Ass. The basic concept of a young man dressing up to act like a superhero wasn't that far out there, but outside of "it would be so super cool if" there was nothing in the film that spoke to why this kid wanted was willing to get himself killed in a stupid outfit. I love super hero movies (the Dark Knight being my favorite movie in years) and yet I don't know how many I found myself saying "this is too stupid to believe" throughout the film. In other words, the writing was weak, at times so weak that I found myself cringing at the hackneyed, shallow and two dimensional dialogue, and mystified by the inconsistent behavior of the characters (eg. Red Mist cold bloodedly kills Hit Girl, and then is sooooo upset that Kick-Ass is being abused ... just plain stupid). While the actions sequences were well choreographed and the acting of Nick Cage and Chloe Moretz kept it interesting, the mind numbing predictability of the story telling was simply fatal. If you're 12, love comics and have no need for a compelling coherent story in your films, by all means see Kick-Ass. In not, stay away.