***1/2 – In this film’s rather lengthy opening narration, the title character ruminates on why no one has ever tried to emulate the many movies, comics and video games out there and become a masked superhero. This is a question I have often asked myself. My conclusion (that people are, by nature, selfish and unconcerned with what does not directly affect them) is not really touched on in this film, but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable, seeing as this is largely an action flick. And action it does well. It takes a great deal of film-making chops to make it realistically seem as though a tiny 10-year old girl is pulling off killer ninja moves, and this movie succeeds in doing so. One aspect of the flick with which I do take issue is the fairly frequent occurrence of topical pop culture references. That is one my pet peeves in film. Including recent topical subjects like Myspace, Skype (whatever the hell that is), iPhones, first-person shooter video games and things like that ensures that a film will be dated within about 10 years and have no real lasting value. Besides that and the somewhat weak script, I found myself pretty immersed in the comic-like world that was created.
Kick-Ass
***1/2 – In this film’s rather lengthy opening narration, the title character ruminates on why no one has ever tried to emulate the many movies, comics and video games out there and become a masked superhero. This is a question I have often asked myself. My conclusion (that people are, by nature, selfish and unconcerned with what does not directly affect them) is not really touched on in this film, but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable, seeing as this is largely an action flick. And action it does well. It takes a great deal of film-making chops to make it realistically seem as though a tiny 10-year old girl is pulling off killer ninja moves, and this movie succeeds in doing so. One aspect of the flick with which I do take issue is the fairly frequent occurrence of topical pop culture references. That is one my pet peeves in film. Including recent topical subjects like Myspace, Skype (whatever the hell that is), iPhones, first-person shooter video games and things like that ensures that a film will be dated within about 10 years and have no real lasting value. Besides that and the somewhat weak script, I found myself pretty immersed in the comic-like world that was created.
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