No pressure with that title. I mean, yes I think this is a pretty good review, but the bar is set pretty high…
Kick-Ass is director Matthew Vaughn’s film adaptation of the Mark Millar penned comic book of the same name. Set in New York, the story takes place in a world much like ours, where superheroes are relegated to comic books and movies. That is until some good samaritans, fed up with organized crime in their city, decide to take the law into their own hands and become costumed vigilantes. It’s a good premise, but not one that hasn’t been done before. It’s what Kick-Ass does differently and unexpectedly that sets the film apart.
Spoilers to follow.
High school student Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is a big comic book fan. Like many of us, Dave wonders why no one has ever tried to be a superhero before,...
Kick-Ass is director Matthew Vaughn’s film adaptation of the Mark Millar penned comic book of the same name. Set in New York, the story takes place in a world much like ours, where superheroes are relegated to comic books and movies. That is until some good samaritans, fed up with organized crime in their city, decide to take the law into their own hands and become costumed vigilantes. It’s a good premise, but not one that hasn’t been done before. It’s what Kick-Ass does differently and unexpectedly that sets the film apart.
Spoilers to follow.
High school student Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is a big comic book fan. Like many of us, Dave wonders why no one has ever tried to be a superhero before,...
- 4/15/2010
- by Will
- DorkShelf.com
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