Simply put, Kick-Ass kicks ass.
David Lizeweski (played by Aaron Johnson) has had enough of his dull-as-dirt teenage life and the muggings that punctuate it. Inspired by the comics he reads, he dons a green suit and hits the streets as the hero Kick-Ass, which in turn inspires ex-cop Damon Macready and his slightly psychotic daughter Mindy (played by Nicolas Cage and Chloe Moretz, respectively) to join him as Big Daddy and Hit Girl. Together they team up to take down crime.
The movie has what every superhero movie needs to be good: enough heart to be entertaining and enough violence to keep you interested. It has the same feel as the first Spiderman movie (a feeling the second Spiderman fell short of and the third one ignored): it's just about a kid trying to make the world he lives in a better one.
While Aaron Johnson and Nicolas Cage both do a great job, the real break out performance comes from Chloe Moretz as Hit Girl. Her action scenes are fucking fantastic and she talks like a seasoned sailor. She may be 12, but damned if I don't want to hang out with her. If for no other reason, go see this movie to watch a little girl slaughter the shit out of drug dealers while J-pop plays in the background.
The comic book jokes and references are light, but plentiful enough to make nerds like me giggle. The soundtrack does a great job of amping up the fight scenes and climaxing the drama. It's all around good times.
It's a great superhero movie: well-directed, well-acted, well-written. It's Batman, but with guns; it's Superman, but with fighting; it's Fantastic Four, but without all the sucking.
5 stars way up.
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