Chloe Kicks Ass!

Rating: 7/10 (22 May 2015)

Kick-Ass (2010): Dir: Matthew Vaughan / Cast: Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage: Extremely violent superhero comedy that seems to flaunt at the others. It takes the subtle approach to violence as seen in other superhero movies and cuts loose with graphic violence to showcase the horror of it. Aaron Johnson yearns to be a superhero, so after ordering a costume he sets out to fight crime only to discover that someone beat him to it. Directed by Matthew Vaughan who previously made Stardust. The visual elements are exquisite with comical appeal to the costumes. Johnson brings out the reality of the danger in pursuing such hobbies. Christopher Mintz-Plasse plays the eager son of a mob boss who soon becomes Red Mist. He partners with Kick-Ass until it becomes apparent that Kick-Ass is after his father. Mark Strong was effective as the villain in Sherlock Holmes but as the villainous father here he is weak and the role is standard. Chloe Moretz steals scenes as young Hit Girl who is trained by her ex-cop father to fight crime. To see her in action is both disturbing and inspiring. After all, she is lopping off limbs and gutting villainy at age eleven but her performance is tough as nails. Nicolas Cage brings humour as her superhero ex-cop father whose final scene hits true in the price of violent lifestyles. His costume resembles Batman and his first on screen bonding scene with his daughter brings a big laugh. This all concludes with violent consequences that are extremely graphic but its take on superheroes and the reality of danger really kicks ass. Score: 7 ½ / 10