1. The movie really ought to be named Hit Girl, because she's the real star of the movie. This character will be to Halloween costumes in 2010 what Sarah Palin was in 2008 and Lady Gaga was in 2009.
2. Nicolas Cage kills in this movie. Absolutely destroys. His Adam West cadence when in his Big Daddy costume is a great touch.
3. Against all odds, McLovin continues to have a viable career. Between this and Role Models, he's actually starting to look like a force in comedic supporting roles. Bet the guy who played Napoleon Dynamite is pissed.
4. Mark Strong is the new Sean Bean as far as portraying villains goes. He's got the knack for it. Apparently he's the bad guy in the upcoming Green Lantern movie and he almost played Anton Chigurh in No Country For Old Men.
5. Apparently it's an ironclad rule that any superhero movie has to incorporate a limp romantic subplot. Even this one, which is almost certainly the hardest R comic book movie to date. Fortunately the film doesn't waste too much time on it, just enough to irritate you.
In conclusion, Kick-Ass, which is the 211th best movie ever made according to the sober film scholars that comprise the readership of imdb, is a lot of fun and definitely worth going out to see. I don't think the combination of extreme gore and playful deconstruction of superhero mythology works 100% of the time, but it's definitely a lot less ponderous than some of the more recent entries in the genre have been. Also, it's funny and the action sequences are very well-done. It'll probably have a long life on DVD, particularly since half the target audience won't be able to sneak it to see it theatrically.
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