Kick-Ass (2010) MA15+

Starring: Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Lyndsy Fonseca

They say that with no power comes no responsibility, except that isn’t true.

KickAss is about a nerdy comic book reading teenager (called Dave Lizewski) who decides to become a superhero. He no longer wants to be an observer, he wants to be someone who takes action instead of just thinking or talking about it. So he buys a scuba diving suit from the internet and commences his new venture out on the streets of New York. He has no experience, no special powers, no strength, no wit and no street cred but that doesn’t stop him trying.

After a few interesting altercations I wondered just what this guys deal was. Had this wanna-be superhero ever been a real superhero, the most he ever had to offer the world is good intentions and an over inflated capacity to take a good kicking because up until now he was getting his ass kicked and it just seemed all wrong.

I don’t want to give away too much because this is a good little movie with lots of surprises, twists and unexpected turns, but just when I decided I had absolutely no clue where this movie was heading it took another turn with the introduction of "Big Daddy" and "Hit Girl" - in my opinion the true superheroes of the movie. By the time "Hit Girl" 'hits' the screen the real carnage, mayhem and murder begins and ends mainly with her.

The acting of the main characters was excellent. I especially enjoyed that Big Daddy (aka Damon MacReady) sounded exactly like the original Batman "Adam West" complete with hesitated wording - loved it! But Hit Girl (aka Mindy MacReady) was a total standout, her performance is reminiscent of Uma Thurman’s role as The Bride in Kill Bill yet somewhat original in that Hit Girl is only eleven years old! This young lady stole most of the movie.

I have to add that the music which accompanied the movie was very unusual to say the least but it worked well for example: The Banana Splits Tra-La-La song, The Barber of Seville, Battle Hymn of the Republic Extract from American Trilogy - sung by Elvis Presley!

I’m still unsure how to categorise this movie given that it has a MA 15+ rating despite there being some pretty gory scenes, which concerned me. Suffice to say that it had me intrigued right to the very end when I decided that a subsequent KickAss sequel would be most welcomed.

7/10 - I can't read your mind but I can kick your ass! the BOFA.

Lots of violence, not for the kiddies.