Review - KICK ASS

Kick Ass has finally hit theaters. Based on the graphic novel by Mark Millar & John Romita, jr., it stars Aaron Johnson in the lead title role of Dave/Kick Ass. He's joined by Nicolas Cage (Damon/Big Daddy) and Chloe Moretz (Mindy/Hit-Girl) among others. The trailer makes it seem that the entire story is based around a regular high school guy that decides to go out and fight crime like a comic book hero. However, that's really only the beginning of a rather deep, multi-layered, well thought out story. Unfortunately, I have not read the book at this point so I can't really comment on how it compares to the movie.

I honestly loved everything about this movie. The story is original and much better than I thought it would be. It takes different characters with different backgrounds and blends them together in a way that really works and does not ever get confusing. It balances story telling with hardcore action. As the movie progressed it went in different areas that I didn't really see coming.

The performances by all the actors was superb. I've never been a huge fan of Nicolas Cage but he really pulled through in this one for sure. Chloe as Hit-Girl was awesome. Aaron (Dave/Kick Ass) really brought out what it's like to be a regular guy wanting to do good. Not to be famous or popular, but to help others.

A quick note on the musical score - it's very good and does seem to be inspired by the score from Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. It really does add to the movie and is much better than what was heard in the Clash of the Titans remake.

I'm putting Kick Ass up there as my top movie so far this year. It will be interesting to see if it can get topped in my mind later on. We'll see. There's along way to go with some promising summer films coming out. This movie may not be for every single person out there but it is for alot of people that don't think they would like it...

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