Kick-Ass was an interesting film. It was action packed and incredibly funny as expected, but it was also very surprising and took a brutal and realistic view of what would happen if regular people tried to be Super Hero's. And how basic is that plot by the way? It makes me wonder why this has not been done by now. Over 100 years of film making has run the industry out of ideas and that's what leads to unnecessary sequels and terrible remakes. It seems like something a person can come up with off the top of their head. But apparently this is a comic, which is pretty cool. As for it making it's way to the big screen, Well, there have been a number of complaints and articles about the film and over the top characters. So now that I've had the time to see the films, gather my thoughts and also listen to the reviews and complaints, I'm ready to lay down my thoughts on Kick-Ass (The Most Epic Super Hero Flick since Dark Night).
So about the plot, Like I said, It's Basic. Dave Lizewski is an average every day school geek who enjoys Comics and palling around with his buddies. He has a boring life. He soon decides that he is going to try to be a super hero. So he orders some sort of Green Ninja costume online and makes a Myspace page where people can ask for help if they need it. Before seeing this film, the first thing that came to mind is "How does this kid just go around beating up bad guys like it's nothing?" Well, the first time he fights crime he gets stabbed and then run over by a car. The only way to save him apparently, was to put metal plates in his body that protect his bones. A great idea but there could have been more thought put into it. So no he's unstoppable. He goes around town beating up bad guys and saving innocent people. It's not long before footage of him doing this is uploaded to the Internet. So he becomes famous around the city.
Mean while, Nick Cage's character and his daughter are going after an arch enemy from the past. This is where things get weird and a lot of the comedy is stripped away from the film. Damon (Super Hero name: Big Daddy) is an angry rambo type murderer who is training his daughter Mindy (Super Hero Name: Hit Girl) to be a skilled killer like him. It's insane. This little kid steals the show. Hit Girl is a Vulgar 12 year old girl who is unrealistically skilled when it comes to battle. I don't care as much about the swearing but when Hit Girl first appears in costume, I was completely thrown off. Up to this point in the film, we've seen nothing but comedy and good action fun. But now we have a 12 year old who is cutting people's legs off, shooting people in the mouth, Killing people. And all though she's not doing this to innocent people and she's fighting the bad guys, It's a bit disturbing. Especially since she is presented as a Super Hero. So as epic as these battle scenes between hit girl and the bad guys are, I still find them a bit disturbing.
But back to the story. Eventually the mobster Big Daddy and Hit Girl are going after, discovers that it's a "Super Hero" who's killing his men. And he goes after Kick-Ass, thinking he did it. This is where Red Mist comes to play. This would be the Mobster's son who is pretending to be a super hero in order to get Kick-Ass Where his Father wants him. Christopher Mintz-Plasse is a delight as always. However, He does not seem to be taking on a different role in this film. He's the same sort of character he always plays. Just put McLovin in a Super Hero costume and there you go, Red Mist. Still, he's awesome! Gotta Love Mclovin as a Super hero!
Past this point in the film. Things get hard core. There are epic battles, explosions, guns wars, Everything. People get torchored, Super Hero's die, it gets intense. Once again, it shows that an ordinary person cannot mess with the mob with out getting into big trouble. And that's something I love about this film. If all the Super Hero's where unstoppable it would be too cheesy and unrealistic. Not that Hit Girl is realistic but she's besides the point.
Over all, this film was fantastic. INCREDIBLY EPIC AND OVER THE TOP. And as much as the Hit Girl character bothered me, after seeing the film all the way through and having time to think about it. I just need to except the fact that this is an epic and over the top film. It's epic insanity. In what other film will you see a 12 year old using begrimed language and battling against 40 mobsters?
So Kick-Ass gets 4 stars.
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