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Kick-Ass

2010

Matthew Vaughn

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Nicolas Cage ...

6.8

66,493

Action. Comedy. Drama Kick-Ass tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so. As any good superhero would, he chooses a new name—Kick-Ass—assembles a suit and mask to wear, and gets to work fighting crime. There's only one problem standing in his way: Kick-Ass has ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Joe Leydon Variety	"[A] bloody funny adaptation (...) [that] manages to be sufficiently faithful to its source material to please fervent fanboys while remaining easily accessible for ticketbuyers unfamiliar with the superhero"	POS
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"Its balancing act between innocence and gore perfectly matches the expectations of genre fans, who should embrace the movie"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Morally reprehensible (...) Let’s say you’re a big fan of the original comic book, and you think the movie does it justice. You know what? You inhabit a world I am so very not interested in. (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Chris Hewitt Empire	"A ridiculously entertaining, perfectly paced, ultra-violent cinematic rush that kicks the places other movies struggle to reach. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"Enlivens one of the dullest movie genres (...) Prepare for amazement: This thing makes Nicolas Cage cool again. (...) Hit Girl, you are my hero. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A mosh pit of a comic-book movie that dares you to dive into its anarchy. (...) the movie belongs to Moretz, whose sensational performance will be talked about for years. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The sheer bad taste is what gives the comedy its super-power (...) 'Kick-Ass' is all pleasure and no guilt (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Keith Phipps AV Club	"A film about wannabes who use attitude and bluster to emulate their inspirations, this ersatz blockbuster ends up seeming a little too much like its heroes."	NEU

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