Last night we watched the blu ray version of "Kick Ass" on our plasma big screen. What a guilty pleasure it was. I absolutely loved it. Sure, it has loads of stylized violence and requires a suspension of belief as to the laws of physics (i.e. the speed of fire/explosion and the ability to dodge bullets), but that's not the point. The movie has tons of sly humor, an intelligent script, and the over-arching theme of a nerdy, good-hearted guy who thinks he can become a super-hero just because he wants to. (More often than not, Kick-Ass does get his ass roundly kicked.) The actors all put in terrific performances, but the whole movie is stolen by Chloe Moretz playing "Hit Girl." She is simply amazing. (Of course it doesn’t hurt that she gets to play off Nick Cage as her father “Big Daddy.”)
Lest you think I’m crazy, Mick LaSalle, the lead critic for the SF Chronicle gave this film his highest rating. His review will tell you most of what you need to know. Here is the opening paragraph of his review:
"Kick-Ass" lives up to the promise of its title, but it's better than its title, too. It's not an innocuous comedy. It doesn't talk down to audiences. It brings together several popular strains of contemporary moviemaking and combines them into one big, shameless, audacious, compulsively watchable, irresistibly likable piece of pure entertainment.
~ Tom
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