I guess this movie wasn't the kinda sure thing I thought it was. I was fired up for this movie pretty quick, but nobody else was. I guess my comic book nerdiness is to blame there. I really wish this one did better, because so far, this is my number one film of 2010 (as of May).
I would hope that would sell some people, but I'm not quite Ebert... yet.
After asking around it seems some people just don't get it. Even with the title, some people thought it would nearly as ass kicking as it actually is. I guess not everybody see the redband trailers (those being the internet only trailers, where instead of the green screen that says 'this trailer has been approved for all audiences' you get a red screen that says 'this trailer plays by its own rules' - I'm paraphrasing a bit).
Kick Ass is about a teenage kid, Dave, who is a bit of comic book nerd. He's a bit of loser, gets pushed around a lot, is invisible to women (until a rumor spreads that he is gay, which still doesn't help), and just isn't even very special in his group of equally nerdy friends. One day he wonders, why hasn't anyone at least tried to be a superhero. Even without powers, just kicking ass in a suit? So he tries it out, and gets his ass kicked really really badly. The end.
Until, he tries again, and gets his ass kicked, but does so very heroically, gets recorded and put on youtube. As a result his alter ego is the talk of the town, and he pisses off the wrong people. I won't say much more about the plot, but while it isn't the most original, it definitely gives you characters you care about, and puts them in situations where anything can happen.
Two of those characters, besides Dave/Kick-Ass, is Big Daddy and Hit Girl, the father daughter vigilante team. I've seen some violent stuff on screen before, and while I can probably say I've seen more violent, I can't say its much more violent, and I can't say I've seen a 12 year old girl doing it. This girl kicks ass, not just in action but she is a great actress. Kinda funny how the most bad ass character in this film, is her. Nick Cage plays her dad, a guy with a grudge against the mob, and its easily Cage's best performances since, I guess ever. Yeah I'll say it, this is Nicolas Cage at his best. When he is in the suit, he does this awesome Batman style voice change... except it isn't growly Christian Bale Batman, its hilarious Adam West style Batman. You'll miss a couple lines of dialogue after he speaks cause you'll be laughing over it.
The only reason I can't recommend this movie, is if you think children killing people, and swearing like sailors, and other acts of hard R rated stuff is unwatchable. Having said that, if you can stomach it (and it has a playful mood about it, not a dark twisted one, think Kill Bill) then I think you'll love this movie.
Five Stars out of Five
I'm buying this the day it comes out. On Blu Ray.
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