![]() ![]() God help us all if she goes dark side.)īut while I loved the movie version of Kick-Ass, it left me a little uncertain about what it was trying to say. Thanks to being raised with video games, she’s also got reflexes like a fighter pilot. She is about that age, and she does gymnastics and dance so she’s got all these crazy flippy-flip moves. Only a twisted individual could find great entertainment in watching a pre-teen girl slaughter gangsters while wearing a costume and cursing like a sailor. Yep, it's pretty much just evil brain candy. That way, I could at least pretend there was a morally superior reason that I liked it.ĭon't get me wrong, the story was great, but it's not going to make you want to be a better person or anything. ![]() Now, I'd like to say that there was some strong underlying social commentary that was woven into the fabric of the story. Never in million years would I have thought I'd enjoy seeing a 10 year old ninja-girl carve up mobsters like a psychotic Cuisinart. I'm more of a violence lite kind of girl, and Kick-Ass definitely does not go easy on the gore. He even made me go back to the library to get Kick-Ass 2 and Hit-Girl. Poor idiot kid.I could totally see this shit happening to me if I ever decided to put on a wet suit and fight crime. My 16 year old son wanted to read this, which made it easy for me to have another go at it, and see if I still thought it was a fun bit of savagery. ![]()
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