Kick-ass

Kick-ass

Synopsis

Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with a few friends and who lives alone with his father. His life is not very difficult and his personal trials not that overwhelming. However, one day he makes the simple decision to become a super hero even though he has no powers or training.

Official Site: kickass-themovie.com

Singapore Release Date: 15th April 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 117 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Action | Comedy | Drama

Cast: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Moretz, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage

Crew: Director (Matthew Vaughn), Producer (Matthew Vaughn, Brad Pitt, Kris Thykier, Adam Bohling, Tarquin Pack, David Reid), Writers (Mark Millar, John Romita, Jr.), Screenplay (Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn), Music (John Murphy, Henry Jackman, Marius de Vries, Ilan Eshkeri), Cinematography (Ben Davis) and Editing (Pietro Scalia, Jon Harris, Eddie Hamilton)

The Trailer

The Review

This is a different kind of superhero movie, being it’s original.

Yes the hero has no superpowers and that’s what makes it endearing, something we all can relate to, which is to help society in our own capacity.

The film has originality, but the plot is nothing new however.

It still has the nerd-becomes-hero outcome, and characters are all cliches.

To me this movie is a light-hearted look and a homage of sorts to superheros.

The Good

• Compelling story
• Bring the kids, 12 years and below will enjoy it

The Bad

• The jokes ain’t funny
• Stereotypes characters

Editor’s Ratings