Every year in the spring, a movie arrives that reminds me of the fun of the upcoming "summer movie extravaganza". Last year it was Fast & Furious, 2008 - The Forbidden Kingdom, 2007 - Shooter. You get the picture. This year it's Kick-Ass. A surprisingly capable cross between the Kill Bill series and Superbad. A geeky high school kid gets in over his head when he puts on a green wetsuit to become a local super hero. The geekiness is pretty much a caricature, but we don't mind since that is what sets the tone. We are also introduced to the bad guy (and his "superhero" kid) as well as the family with actual talent in this superhero business. The dialogue is fun and hits exactly the right tone of tongue-in-cheek seriousness as the players play straight, but know they are having fun. As the plot plays out and naivete gets crushed, the superhero kids share experiences that will bind them together (of course) for many films to come. We definitely earn our R-rating here with both language and violent killing. We even get the homage to The Matrix with a long hallway, one against thirty, take the fight to the bad guy scene. Welcome to the summer of 2010.
4 stars (out of 5)
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