Kick-Ass

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Runtime: 117 mins

Rated: R

Release Date: 2010

Countries: United States, United Kingdom, China

Languages: English

DIRECTED BY:

Matthew Vaughn

WRITTEN BY:

Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn

CAST INCLUDES:

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

"A mosh pit of a comic-book movie that dares you to dive into its anarchy." raves Rolling Stone. This irreverent, action packed tale is not for the faint of heart. Director Matthew Vaughn (KINGSMAN series) adapts Mark Millar's hyper-violent comic book about a vigilante superhero film tells the tale of an average New York teenager who decides to don a costume and fight crime. Featuring an all star cast including Golden Globe winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson (TENET, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS), Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (LEAVING LAS VEGAS, ADAPTATION) and Chloë Grace Moretz (IF I STAY, 500 DAYS OF SUMMER), KICK-ASS packs a gory yet gleeful punch that audiences won't want to miss.

SYNOPSIS

Using his love for comics as inspiration, teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) decides to reinvent himself as a superhero – despite a complete lack of special powers. Dave dons a costume, dubs himself “Kick-Ass,” and gets to work fighting crime. He joins forces with the father/daughter vigilante team of Big Daddy and Hit Girl, then befriends another fledgling crime-fighter called Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), but a scheming mobster soon puts their alliance to the test.

Kick-Ass

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Runtime: 117 mins

Rated: R

Release Date: 2010

Countries: United States, United Kingdom, China

Languages: English

DIRECTED BY

Matthew Vaughn

WRITTEN BY

Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn

CAST INCLUDES

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage

ANGELIKA’S NOTE
SYNOPSIS

"It soars, jet-propelled, on its central idea of matching a superhero's exploits with the grinding reality of urban teen life and on the aerodynamic smoothness of the film's style."

TIME Magazine

"The film at once embraces and satirizes contemporary action-film clichés with Tarantino-esque self-regard -- it's the latest in giggles-and-guts entertainment."

New York Times

"A mosh pit of a comic-book movie that dares you to dive into its anarchy."

Rolling Stone