Rated:	- R
		Genre:	- Superhero Action Comedy
		Runtime:	- 1 hr 57 min
		Budget:	- $30 Million
		Released:	- 4.16.2010
		Director:	- Matthew Vaughn
		Stars:	Chloe Moretz Nicolas Cage Aaron Johnson Lyndsy Fonseca Mark Strong Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Plot Snapshot:
Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is an average teenager who wonders why nobody has ever decided to become a superhero like the ones in the comic books, so he decides to become a real-life superhero himself, despite having no superpowers or training of any kind. After his first attempt to fight crime, Dave is beaten, stabbed, and hit by a car. He convinces paramedics to say nothing of his costume, and spends several weeks in the hospital. Upon returning to school, Dave finds his longtime crush, Katie (Lyndsy Fonseca), is surprisingly interested in him, but only because she thinks he is gay. Dave goes along with this in an effort to spend time with her. Undeterred by his earlier setback, Dave defends a man from three attackers. A bystander records the event, as well as Dave calling himself "Kick-Ass". The video becomes a YouTube phenomenon, and Dave sets up a MySpace account so people can contact Kick-Ass. Katie admits to Dave that she is being harassed by a drug dealer, so he convinces her to ask Kick-Ass for help. Kick-Ass tracks down the drug dealer to deliver a warning, but is attacked. He is then rescued by child costumed vigilante Hit-Girl (Chloë Moretz), who kills his attackers and then leaves with her father, Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage). They later track down Kick-Ass, informing him that they can work together, and they will keep in contact. Big Daddy is then revealed to be Damon Macready, a former cop who was framed by local crime syndicate leader Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong). While Damon was in prison, his wife dies giving birth to Mindy. After his release, Damon trains Mindy to fight crime as Hit-Girl. Believing Kick-Ass to be responsible for several deaths and theft of drug money within his organization, D'Amico orders his men to find and eliminate him. After D'Amico kills an imposter dressed as Kick-Ass, his son, Chris (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), suggests a different approach. Chris will pose as a superhero named Red Mist to trick Kick-Ass into trusting him, and lead him into a trap. Red Mist meets Kick-Ass, bringing him to D'Amico's warehouse to "ambush" his men. Instead, they find the building on fire with everyone inside dead. Red Mist retrieves surveillance footage which shows that Big Daddy is responsible. Realizing the seriousness of his situation, Dave wants to quit being Kick-Ass. He tells Katie the truth, and she forgives him and becomes his girlfriend. Sometime later, Dave finds urgent messages from Red Mist, requesting they meet, and to find Hit Girl and Big Daddy. Kick-Ass leads Red Mist to one of the Macready's safe houses, with D'Amico's men following. Red Mist shoots Hit-Girl, knocking her out a window. Big Daddy and Kick-Ass are captured and taken to a warehouse to be tortured in a live Internet broadcast. Kick-Ass and Big Daddy are severely beaten, and Big Daddy is set on fire, when Hit Girl, who survived the gunshot by wearing a bulletproof vest, arrives and kills the gangsters. Big Daddy is badly burned and dies from his injuries after having a tender moment with his daughter. Kick-Ass tries to convince Hit-Girl to quit, but she plans to finish what her father had started, and Kick-Ass reluctantly agrees to help. Posing as a schoolgirl, Mindy enters D'Amico's headquarters and nearly kills all the henchmen in the penthouse, but runs out of ammunition and is cornered. Just as one of D'Amico's thugs is about to shoot her with a bazooka, Kick-Ass, armed with a jet pack fitted with Gatling guns that Big Daddy had purchased prior to his death, kills the remaining men. He then takes on Red Mist and they knock each other out. Hit-Girl fights D'Amico, but she is eventually overwhelmed. As D'Amico is about to shoot Hit-Girl, Kick-Ass fires the bazooka, blasting D'Amico out of the window where he explodes in mid-air. Red Mist comes around to find Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl escaping with the jet pack. Hit-Girl and Kick-Ass retire from crime fighting to live a more normal life. Mindy, now in the custody of Damon's ex-partner Sergeant Marcus Williams, enrolls at Dave's school. Dave explains a new wave of superheroes have been inspired by his endeavor. In the final shot we see Red Mist donning a new mask.
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Reviews:	NJMAX says...		Yeah, this movie was Kick-Ass. Looking forward to seeing the directors cut on DVD. Such a wonderful movie!! Not at all like the previews make it seem, I think thats why it didnt do great at the box office. They marketed to teens, but its really an adult movie. Reminded me a lot of Pulp Fiction. Totally awesome movie, if you havent seen it at the theatre, do it before its too late
	Rotten Tomatoes		- 76% (Compiled % of favorable reviews)
	MetaCritic.com		- 66 / 8.4 (Meta pros "100"/ site users "10")
	Box Office Mojo		- $19.8 million opening weekend - $47.9 million - to date
	IMDB.com		- 8.3 - #146 All-Time

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