Not so awesome

Rating: 1/10 (9 September 2010)

After hearing so much hype surrounding this movie, I was pretty excited to see it for myself – safe to say I was greatly disappointed. The first half hour or so was pretty decent. There were some funny one-liners and moderately amusing scenes in which the characters and plot were taking shape, however it all went downhill from there. The main problem with this film is that the overall tone is constantly changing. Firstly it is portrayed as a comedy, then an action, then a drama, then a teen movie, then a comedy...etc, it's difficult to keep up and some scenes which are intended to be of a comedic nature most definitely are not. I've read enough reviews about this film and it appears to shift between the opinions of: "omg best movie ever made!" and "irresponsible!" Now I'm no prude. I'm 18 years old and like movies that push the boundaries and intend to shock but I am solidly sticking to the irresponsible take on this film. Don't get me wrong, I really wanted to enjoy it. I wanted to turn off my mind and enjoy the hour and a half of senseless violence, glorifying torture and the lack of innocence amongst children... but I couldn't. There were kids in my cinema, about the same age as "Hit Girl" who were laughing in the scenes that contained extreme violence and coarse language, mainly because this movie (much to do with the title – Kick Ass) is portrayed as a comedy but people, either young or just stupid, can't differentiate between the two. A little girl saying the 'c' word isn't funny. An innocent person getting his head stomped into the ground isn't funny. A geeky, teenage kid getting stabbed and kicked whilst he's down isn't funny. A torture scene, regardless if it involves two funny-looking superheroes, isn't funny. A child getting beaten up by a fully grown man isn't funny. You get my drift. Overall, I was extremely let down and downright disgusted by this movie. Sure, there were some pretty cool action scenes and special effects but it doesn't make up for the complete and utter failure of turning violence into comedy. Though this begs the question: is this what MY generation finds funny? An interesting scene which I witness all too often being the irresponsible teen I am is where Kick Ass tries to defend a man being beaten up, in front of a busy teenage-filled shop. Instead of running to the man's aid, the teenagers instead egg the fight on, watching on in excitement as these guys get the Sh** kicked out of them. They get out their mobiles out to record it all, most likely sending it to their friends or uploading to YouTube, because seeing people get seriously injured is so damn funny. I guess in my opinion this is the only thing this movie did well. It really did display how sadistic and messed up teenagers and children are becoming. The complete and utter lack of innocence in this film is horrendous. I was personally embarrassed for my generation watching this film and all these reviews dubbing it "sooo awesome!!" irritate me beyond belief. Just comes to show how idiotic some people are. But hey, each to their own.