Kick-Ass

Gorgeous movie. One of the last ones where certain scenes truly gave me chills while watching in the cinema. The scene in the warehouse is simply captivating, and every time I've seen the movie again, twice if I'm not mistaken, it absolutely blows me away. A beautiful example of how a comic can look great in a movie, mainly because it's an amazing source material and they picked excellent actors. Perfect casting. I fell in love with Chloë here, purely platonically, because I admire her as an actress. Damn, just thinking about that amazing scene in the warehouse gives me chills again. (02/10/2014)

We all suspected it, we all believed it, but it wasn't until the final credits that we were relieved that it really is as much of a blast as it was supposed to be. When I was afraid after the trailers that Kick-Ass would bring a bunch of cool action without any emotions, I couldn't have been more wrong. If there's anything missing in the movie, it is precisely the inner processes of the main characters. Dave Lizewski is a character who literally corresponds to the teenage anonymous archetype and you will experience every success or failure with him to the last drop. And who's to blame? It's Matthew Vaughn, who quotes, upgrades, or retells everything you can remember, but at the same time creates an unexpectedly grand spectacle out of the whole story. In moments when you realize that the film is made under far more modest conditions than usual blockbusters, yet you feel the intoxication it brings, which perhaps only the biggest blockbusters can provide, it's clear to you that something great has come out of this group. For me, a very strong 85% on the first watch and the need for further viewings. Right after it finishes, there's so much that it requires additional enjoyment. P.S.: A great show all over again and a leap upward to the highest level of experience. The best cinema experience in a long time. And a solid hundred. (05/10/2010)

I didn't expect that a film of this kind could surprise me so pleasantly. Kick-Ass is a hundred-minute dose of funny scenes that may not have made me laugh, but I admired their sophistication and visual artifice. The whole film is accompanied by a hyped-up soundtrack, set aptly in the plot. And for the first time in a while I can say that I didn't find a single moment in an American comedy somehow disgusting (like American Reunion and and other similar bullshit). Finally! The cast is universally good, Mark Strong was great as the villain, and young Chloë Grace Moretz was as brutal as Uma Thurman in Kill Bill. I don't require blood in a movie, but here it spurts with such "elegance" that you don’t even think about it. Like I said, it has a bit of Kill Bill and Sin City about it, but it's better. It may not have the layers of Matthew Vaughn's previous Stardust, but I don't regret the time I spent watching it. (05/23/2010)

Even after all these years, I still enjoy the film, and I consider it much better than most films about "actual" superheroes. There are several reasons for that - I like the work of Matthew Vaughn, I like the film’s humor, I don’t mind its violence and the cast was spot-on. Mark Strong always plays his villains excellently, Aaron Taylor-Johnson was instantly convincing in the role of a loser, and Chlöe Grace Moretz gave a perfect performance. There must be something wrong with me, but I really enjoy scenes in which a thirteen-year-old girl hacks professional killers into bits. Especially with such a great soundtrack. (07/22/2019)

I wasn't really into the first half hour, but after that, damn, if Kick-Ass Lolitas are starting to be in vogue, hell, why not, here's a great one :-D Mindy rullezzzz! I see it's set for a sequel, and I don't think I will have any problems watching it. A film for Sunday afternoons when you don't want to shed tears but land punches :-) (05/02/2010)