As a subversive dissection of a genre, the film has no grit or imagination, and as a work of stock wham-bam entertainment, it's a sloppy trifle, merely the latest piece of disposable Friday night mainstream-cinema juvenilia.
Kick-Ass (2010)
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Reviews Counted:59
Fresh:45
Rotten:14
Average Rating:7.1/10
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong brutal violence throughout, pervasive language, sexual content, nudity and some drug use - some involving children.
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release:Apr 16, 2010 Wide
Synopsis: Mark Millar's violent comic tale of wannabe superheroes is adapted by writer-director Matthew Vaughn (LAYER CAKE) with this Marv Films production. Aaron Johnson stars as a teen who steps out of his... Mark Millar's violent comic tale of wannabe superheroes is adapted by writer-director Matthew Vaughn (LAYER CAKE) with this Marv Films production. Aaron Johnson stars as a teen who steps out of his house one day with a mask and a painted baseball bat and starts to fight crime even though he has no superpowers. Lyndsy Fonseca co-stars as the character's object of desire, with Nicolas Cage also appearing as an ex-cop whose hatred of a drug lord forces him to train his daughter to be a lethal vigilante. [More]
Starring: Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Starring: Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Studio: Lions Gate Films
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Reviews for Kick-Ass
Big on energy and boasting some fine performances, "Kick Ass" is also too juvenile in its irreverence and too enraptured in its bloodletting
Crazily inspired....If you can stomach the violence--cartoonish but still abrasive--you'll find it giddy fun and almost shamefully enjoyable.
We never thought we'd say this about a movie, but Kick-Ass is too violent . . .
The real star of the film is young Moretz, whose caped crusader "Hit Girl" is one of the baddest super heroes to grace the screen.
The first great alternative to our superhero movie era, and one that comes dazzlingly, if a little frustratingly, close to perfection.
Kick-Ass is a compendium of all sleazy things, and it sings like a siren to our inner Tarantinos.
If only Kick-Ass were as nervy and entertaining as its brazen title. Unfortunately, the weakest part of Kick-Ass is, well, Kick-Ass himself.
Fanboy culture reaches an apogee of sloppy diminishing returns intended to clearly draw a dividing line between adult fanboy poseurs and the under-17 crowd who can only get into the R-rated picture with the accompaniment of said pandering grown-up.
A fanboy's kick-ass wet dream of a movie that could be a surprise spring smash. Kick-Ass has it all, the triumphant comic book movie fans have been waiting for.
The film's misjudged moments and uneven tone make it incapable of sweeping the audience away with the absurd, innocent exhilaration of the 'what if' premise.
This ribald romp, thanks to its unrelenting violence, ultimately outstays its welcome.
At turns recklessly, relentlessly audacious and electrifyingly entertaining, Kick-Ass sinks a steel-capped slipper into every superhero movie ever made.
An extremely funny, extremely violent, gloriously foul-mouthed and decidedly adult comic-book adventure that offers the most refreshing reboot of the genre since 2008's Hancock.
The fact that an 11-year-old is doing the killing -- shooting and stabbing bad guys -- all of whom die very bloodily -- will be understandably concerning for many.
Defiantly irreverent and gleefuly violent, Kick-Ass caters to its traget audience without much regard for anything else.
While director Matthew Vaughn channels the spirit of Mark Millar's comic, too often he oversteps his mark with his stylised use of violence, with young Chloe Moretz as the main attraction.
Kick-Ass is a violent, occasionally sadistic and frequently amoral film. It is also breathtakingly fun and wonderfully transgressive.
An entertaining blend of action and comedy that, despite falling short of its ridiculously high expectations, delivers everything that was awesome about the comic and more.
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