Movie Review: Kick Ass

Plot Synopsis:
Dave Lizewski was just a regular kid; a nobody. He just liked to read comic books and pleasure himself just like any other teenage boy, that is until one day, when he started to wonder why no one has ever really tried to become a super hero, like, in real life! He set outs to finally be someone; a super hero like in his totally awesome comic books.

Genre:
Comedy/Action

Starring:
Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Moretz, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage

Director:
Matthew Vaughn

Review:
First, let me say that I was forced to sit in the second row from the front while watching this, so my review might be a little whoozy thanks to the severe nausea I’m still suffering from due to my head being at a 90 degree angle for two hours. Second, Kick Ass was just that; totally frigin’ awesome. I haven’t read the comic books, so I can’t give my review from that perspective, suffice it to say that I absolutely loved this as a movie.

Aaron Johnson didn’t disappoint. He’s totally do-able and a great actor. I prefer him in a more rugged role (see: John Lennon in Nowhere Boy) but I guess if I hadn’t seen him in this after that, then I wouldn’t care either way. Nicolas Cage was awkward, and I’ve heard from people who have read the comics, that he was miss-cast, so I’ll attribute the creepiness to that. (I still love me some Nic Cage, though! No hating here!!!!) Chloe Moretz was frigin’ awesome and made me wish I could be an 11 year old super hero. There’s more than one scene with her kicking more ass than any of the guys in the movie which was another perspective that I loved; not only was she a girl, but she was a kid, too. No stereotypes and cliches here, my friends!

Music was dece, but I wish there was more of it. They only used about two good songs in two of the fighting scenes, and that was it. They did fit really well into the parts they were in, so I won’t get super mental on that perspective.

Special effects and cinematography were awesome. Lots of explosions, lots of ass kicking, totally fab.

Overall, I give this movie a 5/5. Perfect for a Saturday night when you just want some damn good entertainment and laughs!

Watch the trailer here.