Kick-Ass (DVD)

Adapted from Mark Millar's hyper-violent comic book of the same name, director Matthew Vaughn's (LAYER CAKE) vigilante superhero film tells the tale of an average New York teenager who decides to don a costume and fight crime. Comic book geek Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) may not have good coordination or special powers, but that doesn't mean he isn't a fully capable crime fighter. After purchasing a flashy wet suit on the Internet, Dave starts busting up baddies with nothing but brute force. He calls himself Kick-Ass, and he can take a beating as good as he can dish one out. Before long, Kick-Ass has become a local sensation, and others are following his lead. Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and Hit-Girl (Chloe Moretz) are a father-daughter crime-fighting duo who have set their sights on local mob heavy Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong). They're doing a decent job of dismantling Frank's sizable underworld empire when Kick-Ass gets drawn into the fray. But Frank's men play rough, and his son, Chris (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), is about to become Kick-Ass' very first arch nemesis. When Chris assumes the persona of Red Mist, the stage is set for a superhero showdown that could spell the end of Kick-Ass once and for all.

Starring: Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz, Garrett M. Brown, Evan Peters, Deborah Twiss, Lyndsy Fonseca, Sophie Wu, Elizabeth McGovern, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Clark Duke, Corey Johnson, Dexter Fletcher, Jason Flemyng, Randall Batinkoff, Stu Riley (Large), John Hopkins, Tamer Hassan, Yancy Butler, Adrian Martinez, Tim Plester, Joe Bacino, Dean Copkov, Craig Ferguson, Dan Duran, Quinn Smith, Christopher McGuire

Director: Adam Bohling, Brad Pitt, David Reid, Jim Sheridan, Kris Thykier, Matthew Vaughn, Tarquin Pack

Rating: R