August 4th, 2012
Kick-Ass Review:
Kick-Ass is an extremely entertaining movie. It runs with its
premise, taking it places no one thought it would go. It is extremely over the
top violent, but that just adds to the fun of the film. Kick-Ass is a
remarkable good time any time you watch it, and I’m sure you will love it too.
Performances:
The two best performances in this film are Nicholas Cage and Mark
Strong. Mark Strong is a great actor, I loved what he did with Sinestro in last
year’s Green Lantern (one of the only good things about that movie), and I love
what he did as the villain in 2010’s Sherlock Holmes reboot. In this movie he
plays a Mafia boss named Frank Damico, who is a major cocaine dealer. Nicholas
Cage is the first superhero to try to stop him; he wears a Batman costume, but
the comparison stops right there. Batman would never kill countless mafia
members. Cage has a daughter, Hit Girl, who is just as crazy as he is. She is
the most over the top part of this movie, but seeing an eleven year old girl
kill people and spout cuss words just never gets old. Kick Ass himself is not
bad, and neither is Red Mist as the son of the villain.
Plot:
Kick-Ass uses it’s plot to its advantage, at least as well it is
able to. The premise of actual people becoming superheroes is not bad, and
could be taken many different ways. However, Kick-Ass takes it one of the best
ways it could go. My only gripe with this movie is the many different
unimportant side characters. People like Kick Ass’s two best friends and his
girlfriend could annoying at times, but they all offer laughs and most do
affect the plot in some way so it is a small concern.
Entertainment:
Kick-Ass is one of the most entertaining superhero movies ever
made. It has so many laughs and so much violence, just packed into one two hour
movie. The violence is very over the top and extremely bloody, there is one
scene where Hit Girl cuts a man’s leg off and then stabs him through the head
with a sword. However, the violence in this movie is used much to its advantage
that it doesn’t matter at all. This is also a very funny movie. There is a very
funny line concerning a bazooka that comes near the end of the film, that is
endlessly quotable. It makes for some good fun.
Overview:
Kick-Ass is one entertaining movie. It has action, romance, and
laughs that keep us all happy at all times. The over topness of it all doesn’t
matter when you are laughing because of it. It may seem wrong at first, but the
sight of an eleven year old girl killing a Mafia boss just never gets old. The
only bad thing about Kick-Ass is the many annoying side characters, however
they are not there very much and they do offer laughs so it still works.
Final Grade: B
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