Kick ASS !!!

Plot

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.

The Review

I had no great expectations when I went and saw this film. The fact that I did not pay for it also clinched the deal. I had heard various bits and pieces, hearing how it was a comic book and stuff before, but I still was not totally convinced.

If I am being honest I only saw this movie because there was Nic Cage and also McLovin. I knew I would be entertained to some extent with McLovin. The McLovin ID Card scene in Superbad has become one of my favourite comedy moments.

The film opens at the beginning with a mugging giving reason as to why Kick Ass needs to be invented. This is something that people can relate to and helps create emotional ties with the characters.

During Kick Ass' first moment of interjection when a person is being attacked, the following scene is not unexpected but hilarious at the sane time. Seeing the stabbing and the hit and run made the cinema goers laugh out of their seats. It was a precursor to some of the violence that was to come.

Nicky Cage donning an Adam West voice when he played Big Daddy was fantastic as many of the younger viewers would not understand the link, but will be at least entertained with the performance that he displayed. On top of that you have a great performance by McLovin portraying Red Mist in order to ambush Kick Ass into a trap. Hit Girl was also cast well and I am guessing a great future beckons for Chloe Moretz.

Another great scene that would often make the audience laugh was hot Red Mist had synched his iPhone to his car and would often receive messages with the usual iPhone Tone, there was something surreal about that.

When the violence starts it does not stop but there is neither over kill as well. What makes this movie work is the balance in everything from the choreography to the music sounds; with the directing and the performance of the cast. It will definitely be one of the top movies of the year. The difference between this movie and Clash of the Titans is that this movie did not try to come across as a big summer block buster, but it achieved it.

So if you want a movie with great action, comedy and well written plot line, watch KICK ASS

Rating 5/5