Kick-Ass (3-4 stars with one huge asterisk)

I have a feeling Quentin Tarantino wishes he’d made this movie. The violence was too much for me to recommend without that warning. Only briefly did the violence approach comic book violence, which was more tolerable than the realistic savage beatings and executions. It says nothing good about Hollywood or modern literature that every movie is based on a comic book or an old TV show.

When I saw that Nicholas Cage is in this movie, that did nothing to encourage me to watch it. The Vampire’s Kiss proved that Cage’s career is itself undead. However, he is great in this movie.

But, no one can touch Chloe Moretz as Hit Girl. She is astonishingly self-assured. Quite a performance, though at times difficult to watch. (Moretz played Alec Baldwin’s arch-nemesis in 30Rock and was his equal, which says a lot, as far as I’m concerned.)

I don’t look forward to Kick-Ass 2, but knowing it exists makes me hope Joss Whedon steals Kick-Ass 3 from Tarantino.

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