Rating: 6.7/10Genre: Action Comedy
Overall value for money and time: 6.8/10
Coolness: 3.5/5
Comedy: 3/5
Story: 2/5
Action: 3/5
Lameness: 3/5
Soundtrack: 4/5
With taglines like "Shut up. Kick-ass." and "I can't fly, but I can kick you ass.", one would expect something good out of this possibly kick-ass movie. That was what I thought, and it sure did turn me off initially, with the amateurish poster plastered with fugly looking costumes which makes any superhero look bad... and which reminded me of some no-brainer slapstick superhero movie which would probably fall in the same category as parodies. Imdb rates it 8.4/10, and the top #123 /250 movies of all time. Nuff said... this movie was anything but kick ass.
In fact, the only ass I wanted to kick after the show was my own, for going against my low expectations of the movie and still dragging myself to catch it after all the convincing online reviews about it... And fortunately for me, I didn't expect much out of it. It wasn't fantastic, but it wasn't all that bad either.
A teenage boy who fantasizes about becoming a superhero indeed try turning into one someday and a coincidental twist of events shot him to fame, only to realise that its not easy being a superhero. He doesnt have powers, and he was indeed joined by other "superheroes" as quoted from online synopsis about it but as a matter of fact, no one in this movie had super powers. They're just pretty ordinary folks who either fantasized, had some motives or were well-trained in assassination. So if you're wondering how far-fetched this movie would lead you, it won't blow logic out of proportions, but it does have a good load of exaggerated moments in it.
A teenage boy who fantasizes about becoming a superhero indeed try turning into one someday and a coincidental twist of events shot him to fame, only to realise that its not easy being a superhero. He doesnt have powers, and he was indeed joined by other "superheroes" as quoted from online synopsis about it but as a matter of fact, no one in this movie had super powers. They're just pretty ordinary folks who either fantasized, had some motives or were well-trained in assassination. So if you're wondering how far-fetched this movie would lead you, it won't blow logic out of proportions, but it does have a good load of exaggerated moments in it.
Its really refreshing to see Nicholas Cage as a "comedy" superhero since he rarely does such genre of movies and his previous superhero cast as The Ghost Rider was anything but light-hearted. The little girl, who goes by the superhero name of Hit Girl was probably the coolest element in the entire movie. Mark Strong delivered an equally strong performance as the mafia boss but his son... well, its personally, I never liked his acting.
It has a mix of the Matrix, 2 particular scenes would remind you of that, The Forbidden Kingdom, about some kid's/director's fantasy to become a kung fu expert/superhero and taking it to the big screens. I think one of the major reasons why this film doesnt feel all parody-like could be due to the director's appropriate choices for the soundtracks for this movie. It really synchs well with the scenes and gives that additional "booster" to them. Started strong and ended strong but the content went downhill in the middle was but saved by the "kick ass" ending.
This movie receives such good critiques probably because most male viewers are able to live out their fantasies about becoming a superhero and getting the girl of his dreams... and this movie somewhat promises that. It doesnt matter if you kick ass, or get your ass kicked, as long as you try to be an altruistic vigilante, you're sure to be "loved" and reap good returns. The story didn't quite work for me. The ending message was anything but "inspiring" or "refreshing". A flop superhero movie, a decent action film and a pretty cool movie. Worth the watch on dvd but you can give it a pass at the big screens.
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