Kick-Ass

Average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) decides to take his obsession with comic books 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 – Kick-Ass has absolutely no superpowers.

His life is forever changed as he inspires a sub-culture of copy cats, meets up with a pair of crazed vigilantes – an eleven year old sword-wielding dynamo, Hit Girl (Chloë Moretz), and her father Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) – and forges a friendship with another fledging superhero, Red Mist (Chris Mintz-Plasse). But thanks to the scheming of a local mob boss Frank D’Amico (Mark Strong), that new alliance will be put to the test.

Awards

• 2011 – Won – Empire Awards: Best British Film + Best Newcomer Chloë Grace Moretz
• 2011 – Nominated – Saturn Award Best Horror/Thriller Film
• 2011 – Nominated – People's Choice Award: Favorite Action Movie
• 2011 – Nominated – Critics Choice Award: Best Action Movie
• 2011 – Nominated – SFX Award Best Film
• 2010 – Won – Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award, Best Original Film Screenplay

Critic Reviews:

• " Comic book movies don't get much more original than this. " – Mike Massie

• " Despite the change in climate over the years, Kick-Ass remains a fun and thrilling genre subversion ten years later. " – Danielle Solzman

• " Man, I loved this film. " – Richard Propes