Kick-Ass

I thought this was an awful movie. It completely didn't advertise what it turned out to be. I was under the impression it was going to be a comedy but it turned my stomach numerous times. The movie is based off the comic of the same name, it is about an average New York teen who dons a wet suit and takes it upon himself to rid the streets of crime. After a mishap on his first stint he ends up in the hospital. This far from deters him, while in the hospital he had to have metal plates put in. Between that and his messed up nerve endings he is able to take beating after beating. He calls himself Kick-Ass, and before long is a local sensation. He inspires a father daughter pair to take on a mob that the father has a personal grudge against. They do a decent job of dismantling Frank's sizable underworld empire when Kick-Ass gets drawn into the fray. In an attempt to catch Kick-Ass, Frank's son Chris becomes Kick-Ass' first arch nemesis. A clever ruse causes a showdown that could end kick-Ass' life.
There were very few parts that I liked in this movie. The cons far outweigh any possible redeeming qualities. I found the scene where the man was microwaved alive disturbing. Another graphic scene was when the man was put in the car crusher, or when people were beat almost to death. I'm usually not too squeamish when it comes to violent scenes but this was over the top. There are plenty of techniques that they could have used instead of showing everything. Another unsettling quality was the father-daughter duo. The father is teaching the daughter in the area of deadly weapons and she is quite lethal. That isn't the disturbing part, this little girl is swearing and has completely lost her childish qualities.
I'm racking my brain to think of something that I liked. I guess one thing that I liked was The Mist's (the arch nemesis) car. It is tricked out and actually kind of cool. A bit of a stretch for something good but I really didn't care for this movie. Perhaps part of the reason I disliked it was I payed 7 dollars to watch it in the local theater and the sound was awful and the man did little to fix it. Now, 7 dollars isn't much money but I'm more upset about the time wasted watching this atrocity. I had actually watched a blog of this movie that warned me not to watch, I didn't heed their advice and went to it anyway. I strongly advise anyone who reads this blog to avoid this movie. No part of my being can justify recommending this movie.