Kick-Ass tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. As any good superhero would, he chooses a new name — Kick-Ass — assembles a suit and mask to wear, and gets to work fighting crime. There’s only one problem standing in his way: Kick-Ass has absolutely no superpowers.
His life is forever changed as he inspires a subculture of copy cats, is hunted by assorted violent and unpleasant characters, and meets up with a pair of crazed vigilantes, including an 11-year-old sword-wielding dynamo, Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz) and her father, Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage).
The big surprise hit of Harry Knowles' annual Butt-Numb-A-Thon film festival, expectations for this one are high indeed. Never was much into the comics myself (or the movies based upon them, with a few exceptions--though I certainly "get" the work as an art form), and yet I'm finding myself strangely excited to see this one come April. Can't wait.
