kick-ass

Released in 2010, this sometimes controversial film tells the tale of hapless teen Dave Lizewski, who decides to fight crime as a costumed vigilante. After first becoming an internet phenomenon, he quickly bites off more than he can chew when he falls foul of a ruthless mobster. Adapted from Mark Miller’s comic book of the same name, the film is directed by Matthew Vaughn and features a breakthrough performance by Chloe Moretz.

Fast, periodically spit funny and often grotesquely violent, the film at once embraces and satirises contemporary action film cliches with tarantinoesque self-regard – Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

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