KICK-ASS

WOAH! There aren't words to describe this film. It had everything I like and THEN some. It was like a mix of Sin City, Kill Bill, and Superbad. Totally awesome. And it was also super heartfelt as well. The best thing this movie did was not take itself too seriously. It's what made it enjoyable. If it was trying to be this bad-ass movie it would have been laughed at. Instead, we laughed WITH the movie the whole way through. The actors really had a handle on their characters and the humor involved, especially Chloe Moretz (as seen previously in 500 Days of Summer and Diary of a Wimpy Kid). This is a super talented young actress who is like a more quirky, sarcastic version of Dakota Fanning. In fact, I totally doubt that Fanning could pull off the role as well. Nicolas Cage surprised me by actually doing a good acting job and making me laugh. And Mark Strong delivered a (sorry) strong performance. And so did Christopher Mintz-Plasse! He can be someone other than McLovin! Granted, the character was not TOO far away, but at least I know he has some potential. And the other guys weren't too bad either. The art direction was simply superb. They did a good job of making it look like a comic book without resorting to cheesy bright colored backgrounds and cutting the scene in half all the time. Instead, they made the background almost look animated. But the real reason I could tell it was a good movie? It seemed to go by quickly and slowly at the same time. It was getting toward the end, and I thought to myself, so much happened, but it can't be over now! And the ending puts a nice button on it, cliffhanger and all. Can't wait for the sequel! (Maybe I'll dress up!)