Last night I saw the film Kick-Ass which has drawn a lot of criticism (and free publicity) due to the fact that young star Chloe Moretz, who plays Hit Girl, swears like a sailor and wields a sword like a betrayed bride. Yes, the film is violent. It's based on a Marvel comic series of the same name written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Marvel veteran John Romita Jr. and it follows the story of average high schooler Dave Lizewski. Dave comes up with the idea to become a superhero after having a chat with a couple of his comic book geek friends. Along the way he encounters real heroes Big Daddy, played by a DC obsessed Nicolas Cage, and his daughter Mindy,aka Hit Girl. Nicolas Cage is so obsessed in real life with DC, he actually named his child Kal-el after the Kryptonian name of Clark Kent (aka Superman). If this post has already gotten too geeky for you, it's probably time to stop reading now. Kick-Ass after all is a film made by comic book geeks FOR comic book geeks, and one that isn't for the faint of heart.
