Kick-Ass (2010)
Shut up. Kick-ass.
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 26 March 2010 |
| Genre | Action, Crime |
| Director | Matthew Vaughn |
| Starring | Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz and Nicolas Cage |
| Runtime | 118 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.1/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 77% · Metacritic 66/100 · TMDB users 7.1/10 |
| Budget | $30 million |
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|---|---|
| Australia | Paramount+ |
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What kind of watch this is
Matthew Vaughn’s 2010 action crime film runs 118 minutes and centers on a high schooler who decides to become a superhero despite having no powers, training, or meaningful reason to do so. Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays the would-be vigilante, while Chloë Grace Moretz and Nicolas Cage appear as a daughter and her father. The film does not treat the premise as a joke to be resolved, but as a chaotic reality to be endured. It is a loud, kinetic take on the genre that refuses to apologize for its own absurdity.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes reports a 77% approval rating, based on 264 reviews as of June 2024. Metacritic lands on a 66, which it labels generally favorable. The consensus leans on the film’s audacity and bloody style. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called it an "explosion in a bad taste factory." Not everyone applauded. Roger Ebert gave it 1 star, calling it morally reprehensible. He was not the only one to wince.
How it did with audiences
Kick-Ass cost $30 million and earned $96 million worldwide, a margin that suggests the studio got the math right while the critics were still deciding if a teenager with a baseball bat was a viable action hero. On TMDB, users rate it 7.1 out of 10.
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Sources
- Kick-Ass on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
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- “Kick-Ass (film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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