Kick-Ass is an adaption of the great graphic novel of the same name, about a dorky kid named Dave (Johnson) who creates this persona Kick-Ass to fight crime.  With no powers or skills at all, he ends up getting his ass kicked, but through viral videos, becomes a sensation.  He then teams with real hero’s Hit Girl (Moretz) and Big Daddy (Cage) to fight crime against the D’Amico crime gang in a funny and violent manner.  This movie is not for the faint of heart and the trailers may be a bit misleading.  For those new to it, they may think the movie is a comedy or a standard comic book movie.  If you don’t understand what its all about, you will be shocked by the actions, especially from Hit Girl where Chloe Moretz, the new up and comer plays a little girl who curses and kills.  This may offend some, but it’s 2010 and if that offends you, you are not someone who should see this movie.

This is a hard “R” and clearly deserved.  For the shock and awe alone most people will like this movie, add on top the very likeable characters, this is one for the ages.  Fans of the graphic novel will be happy, they stay true to the novel for about two thirds of the movie, and then things are different.  Not in a bad way, but filming began when the first series of the novel was not concluded yet.  Either way, depending on the success of this movie, a new series could be in the works.  This movie “Kicked-Ass” and in all the right ways.  This movie is definitely a Must See!!!

Snap Review of Kick-Ass