Kick-Ass = Lame-Ass

Rating: 2/10 (23 April 2010)

I was actually excited to see this movie. I thought it would be Super Bad meets super heroes, which should be hilarious. The cast seemed like a good one and everyone was giving it a great review. So I gathered up my parents for a family outing (we had all loved Super Bad) and proceeded to endure a painful two hours while being constantly worried about the confused and disappointed looks that I would be getting from my parents after the show.
The first 20 minutes or so were on the right track. A little slow moving, but at least attempting to be comedic. It's like half way into a ridiculous concept the writer/director/whoever decided "Let's go serious with this!" Are you kidding me? This could NOT be a serious movie and their attempt to make it so is what made it so painful. Nicolas Cage was like some overdone cartoon character, McLovin was wasted, his father's goons were completely unbelievable and everyone else I simply didn't care about. Sure, Hit Girl had a few good shock value moments, but that was about it.
Overall, this movie was super violent, super ridiculous and the whole revenge plot reminded me of Repo! The Genetic Opera, which is just about the worst movie ever made.
If you like ridiculous movies that aren't comedic and have a lot of violence, then sure, you'll like this. If you want at least a far fetched sense of realism, humor and substance, don't waste your time. I'm sorry I had to be the first one to knock this movie, but give me a break. NOT WORTH THE TIME.