Not for the faint of heart, Kick-Ass takes the comic adaptation genre to new levels of visual style, bloody violence, and gleeful profanity.
Find one review that doesn't say that Hit Girl steals the show. She gets the best scenes, and actually complicates the plot... So, I guess you don't have to pass on Kick-Ass.
Read full articleThe plot doesn't add up to much, but doesn't have to, as this is a film defined by its high-energy, go-for-it-whatever, convention-toppling spirit.
Read full articlef you're one of the many nerdy high school boys plagued with unpopularity and pimples, you'll adore the underdog story of Kick-Ass. But if you're one of the rest of us, you probably won't.
Read full articleMost of the lessons in Kick-Ass are juvenile, but Lordy are they stylishly told.
Read full articleForget Thor, Captain America, or anyone else the superhero movie craze has coming our way; I want more Kick-Ass!
Read full articleThis movie made me feel old and out of touch in a way I can't quite describe, and while I can't imagine that was Vaughn's ultimate goal if it was to say he succeeded would be super-powered understatement.
Read full articleGiven the safe, PG-13-rated tenor of most superhero movies today, something offbeat (and R-rated) like Kick-Ass comes as a shock, albeit a welcome one.
Read full articleEverything is clever, with irreverent impertinence… devilishly fun. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full articleKick-Ass entertainingly and effectively subverts the superhero genre, while providing a hilarious comic book reality check. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full articleFor now let's just sit back and enjoy a film that comes along all too rarely, a film that will reignite your love of celluloid.
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