a lot of fun to watch if you can stomach the excessive violence *spoilers*

Rating: 7/10 (26 October 2010)

bought this movie at the video store and finally sat down to watching it one evening and was pleasantly surprised by how much i enjoyed this film. i usually have reservations about graphic novels being adapted for the big-screen but after seeing the trailer several times, decided to give it a go. while the trailer looks like a movie for kids, it is definitely not for kids due to the excessive amount of violence and coarse language spoken by the young adult stars. i do agree with one reviewer who said that the actress who plays the role of hit-girl steals almost every scene she is in. this is evident when she appears on screen during the apartment massacre and saves kick ass's life by single-handedly wiping out all the villains with her kung-fu style moves and and expert weaponry skills. a very cool scene with great background music to match. while nicholas cage didn't have a major role in the film i still liked his character 'big daddy'. you really get to see how he got into the business of becoming a superhero and vigilante of sorts through a comic book he created and how got his daughter involved. i loved his costume which greatly resembled batman's. i didn't get too into the character of kick ass who i thought was a wannabe superhero and hanger on. he didn't possess any physical abilities or hand to hand combat skills which is evident as he tries to fight off goons and thugs who cross his path. he doesn't have any specially made weapons or gadgets except for his two batons that he uses to beat up on criminals. his character was wimpy and kind of pathetic at times that i found it hard to sympathize with him. red mist was just okay as he was never a superhero but used as bait to lure kick-ass to the secret lair of hit-girl and big daddy and expose them as the real culprits behind all the slayings of the drug-lords in town. he had a pretty cool costume and drove a car that reminded me of the bat mobile. over-all i enjoyed the many action/fightings sequences which were excellently done. some witty and sharp dialogue and solid script. recommended to anyone looking for a good time and fun ride.