The film lived up to the hype
as tons of moviegoers and fans
shuffled into the theater to see
“Kick Ass.” With a title like
that, there was no surprise that
the film carried many high
expectations.
What was once a littleknown
and extremely violent
Marvel comic is now a
multi-million-dollar movie
starring household names such
as Nicholas Cage and
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
(McLovin from Superbad).
The story takes place in modern-
day New York. A young,
socially awkward teen decides
that he is sick of not being
noticed and being the victim of
daily harassment. To change
this, he creates Kick-Ass, a
green scuba suit superhero
who fights crime in the neighborhood
through MySpace.
Kick-Ass goes from a loner
comic nerd to an internet sensation
almost overnight.
But with every hero also
comes a villain. Frank
D’Amico is the typical gangster
character with a rough past
and pocket full of corrupt legal
connections, who in his rocky
past wronged Big Daddy,
played by Cage. Ever since,
Big Daddy has sworn
vengeance on Frank D’Amico
and in the process had
equipped his 9-year-old daughter,
Hit Girl, with lethal techniques
and artillery. D’Amico
joins forces with Kick-Ass.
All is well in the life of Kick
Ass until a new hero shows up
in town. Red Mist (Christopher
Mintz-Plasse), although similar
to KickAss in physique and
age, surpasses him when it
comes to cool equipment.
Although Red Mist constantly
requests the help of Kick Ass,
the situation seems a little
fishy. KickAss, Big Daddy and
Hit Girl are all suspicious of
Red Mist.
This movie is exciting in
every way. It took a story very
similar to one like Spiderman
and threw a whole new twist
onit.
There were unbelievably huge
action sequences, and at the
same time real-life scenarios
that could possibly happen to
an average guy in a superhero
suit.
Overall I would give this
movie a B+. Everything was
exciting and you were never
really let down, but at the same
time you weren’t too surprised.
It wasn’t too original, but it
was fun to watch and definitely
worth the Friday night ticket
price, plus your date’s too.