SPOILER ALERT!Surprisingly dramatic, Kick Ass does a good job of motivating the hero; frontloading the movie with visceral, vengeance-triggering clashes so when it comes time for the hero to “kick ass” – she does. That’s the big twist. One of a few really good surprises about this that puts it a cut above: The hero is “Hit Girl.” And “Kick Ass” is more of a sidekick. Yes, he has a small arc. But nothing like the show-stopping and scene-stealing bloodbath dispensed by the violent little hellion played by Chloe Moretz. The filmmakers expertly and methodically set-up her story, as told by her father, Nic Cage’s “Big Daddy.” And being patient pays off. Kick Ass lives up to its title. You’d be surprised how happy you’ll be watching this ten-year-old girl not just kick the asses of but brutally KILL everyone in her path. Sure, it derives a lot from Kill Bill, The Professional, and a slew of fetishy Japanese action flicks. But that’s the point: to give you what you want. And you want to see a ten-year-old in a Catholic school girl outfit dismembering goons. Don’t you?
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