Verdict: 'Evil'?!!

Rating: 10/10 (22 May 2010)

From out of nowhere comes what could possibly be the most vibrant, satirical, subversive comic-genre movie since Paul Verhoeven's 'Robocop'. This very violent, and very funny, superhero romp's cheerful exterior is littered with booby traps that will sucker punch you into submission.
Superbly adapted by director Vaughn and co-writer Goldman from Mark Millar & John Romita's graphic-novel of the same name, this razor-sharp concoction of comedy and bone-crunching action takes bang-on-target swipes at the Youtube/X-Factor generation to deliver a timely snapshot of this (seemingly) never-ending, reality-TV/Celebrity obsessed era.
Johnson's no-mark, schoolboy wallflower turned angst-free costumed crime fighter with no purpose/powers, is a welcome breath of fresh air to this over stuffed genre, as real life repeatedly crashes in on his Spiderman attempts at super-heroics - ie: he gets seriously, seriously hurt.
But the fun really begins when he finds himself truly out of his depth when he unwittingly locks horns with the real deal: Cage's superb Batman send-up 'Big Daddy', and the much hyped, controversial, murderous tot - 'Hitgirl'. Add Mark Strong's vicious hoodlum and pseudo-superhero son 'Red Mist' (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) to the colour-coded mix, and you have one of the most engaging and entertaining bunch of characters to waltz across the screen since 'Superbad' (which this movie draws favourable comparisons with).
And finally, any piece of celluloid that has the Daily Mail's resident, right-wing knee-jerker film 'critic' (Christopher Tookey) foaming at the mouth about it's 'Disturbing' content, has got to be a serious contender for movie of the century!
Verdict: Awesome!