Julian RuncanKick-Ass: Perfect, But Not For Everybody
April 18th 2010 20:34
I can't remember a time when I enjoyed a movie at the theater as much as Kick-Ass. I was never bored, I was emotionally invested, and I hoped it would never end. The movie is as exciting and bloody as expected, but also impressively moving. Kick-Ass certainly isn’t high drama, but it’s pretty obvious what the filmmakers were aiming for, and they nailed it. The Dark Knight was a comic book movie made for a mainstream audience. Kick-Ass is a comic book movie for comic book geeks.
The casting is without flaw, and although Aaron Johnson really makes you believe in the character, Nicolas Cage and Chloe Moretz steal the show. Matthew Vaughn lives up to his directorial reputation, and expertly balances the humor and action, giving the film a unique tone.
Some will be distressed by how dark the film gets, but these are the very sequences that show how great Kick-Ass really is. Batman and Superman are never in any real danger, everyone knows they will make it out alive. Kick-Ass doesn’t pretend to take place in that type of comic book world, and the possibility of death is always a very real one. This property gives the fight scenes remarkable tension, and causes the darker parts to be so hard for the casual audience to swallow: they’re genuinely scared for the characters.
If you have a problem seeing children in some edgy situations, the film may be hard to watch. Yes, the funny parts are cute, but there is a whole other layer to Kick-Ass that isn’t as obvious from the trailers. This movie is every bit as brutal as Kill Bill, so don’t be fooled into thinking its some light-hearted genre parody. The actual product is much more powerful, and one of the most enjoyable movie experiences I’ve had in recent memory.
10/10
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