Movie Review : Kick-Ass

Another great movie that I've just watched in the cinema : Kick-A**! It's one of those 'sleeper' hits, where you don't really expect it to be a box office #1 movie, since there's no really big stars who acted in this one (well, except if you count Nicholas Cage, but c'mon..... yes he was good in some movies [Con Air, Face/Off], but most of his other movies are crap [National Treasure, Ghost Rider]).

The story is based on a comic book, and the main character in this movie is Dave Lizewski (played by Aaron Johnson), who is a high school student who is often bullied and mugged in the streets of New York. He wonders why nobody ever tried to be a superhero, like in the comic books. So he decided to don a ridiculous green suit and calls himself Kick-Ass. Of course, having no real power, he got beaten up by the gangsters, and ended up in hospital. But he didn't give up, and actually got better the second time round. 

Meanwhile..... there's a father-daughter team (Big Daddy and Hit Girl) who has a different agenda, but somehow got entangled in the action. The other character is called Red Mist, who is actually the son of the main enemy, but he pretended to be Kick-Ass' friend, so that he can lure him into a trap. For detailed story, click here.

Aaron Johnson did a good job playing the lead character, delivering the funny lines, even when it's supposed to be a serious scene (e.g : when he was about to get killed, he said "now I'll never know what really happens on LOST...."). But, the real star of the movie is actually Hit Girl, played brilliantly by Chloë Grace Moretz, a relatively unknown child actress. She really stole the show with all the words coming out of her mouth, and also all the actions that you would not expect from a 11 year old girl. No wonder this movie got an R rating...... 

Here are some of the memorable quotes:

Kick-Ass: “How do I get a hold of you?”
Hit-Girl: “You just contact the Mayor’s office, he has a special signal he shines in the sky. It’s in the shape of a giant c*ck.”

Hit-Girl: “Okay you c**ts. Lets see what you can do now.”

Big Daddy: “Have you thought a little more about what you might want for your birthday?”

Hit-Girl: “Can I get a puppy?”
Big Daddy: “You wanna get a dog?”
Hit-Girl: “Yeah, a cuddly fluffy one. And a Bratz movie star make over Sasha.”
[Big Daddy looks shocked.]
Hit-Girl: “I’m just f**cking with you Daddy… I’d love a bench made model 42 butterfly knife.”

Overall, I give this movie 4.5 out of 5, but that's only because Nicholas Cage is in it, and because the quality of the picture is not sharp... not sure if it's because of the cinema I was in or because it was a low budget movie. The storyline, the acting, the actions.... totally kicks ass!!!

Oh, and it also has a kick-ass soundtrack to go along with the movie...... sung by none other than Mika, who looks like a skinner version of Kick-Ass in the video.

Last quote from Hit-Girl : “Show's over, motherf**kers.”