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With that, he decides to hit the streets as "Kick-Ass," but his first foray into crime-fighting results in him being knifed in the gut and then hit by a car. The latter not only results in him receiving various metal plates throughout his body, but also the inability to feel pain. That gives him new confidence for his next outing as a superhero, and while he gets beat up quite badly, he saves a victim and in the process becomes a viral Internet sensation after video of his deed goes online.
That doesn't sit well with drug kingpin Frank D'Amico (MARK STRONG) who thinks this masked figure is responsible for thwarting the efforts of his goons. When his men, including Big Joe (MICHAEL RISPOLI) and corrupt cop Det. Gigante (XANDER BERKELEY), can't find Kick-Ass, Frank's teenage son, Chris (CHRISTOPHER MINTZ-PLASSE) -- who wants to join his dad in the family business -- offers to pose as another superhero, Red Mist, and thus lure the fellow teen into a trap.
Little do the criminals know that the real thorn in their side is Damon Macready (NICOLAS CAGE), a one-time cop -- and former partner to Sgt. Marcus Williams (OMARI HARDWICK) -- whose superhero alter-ego is Big Daddy and who has an axe to grind with Frank. Unlike the teens, Damon is highly trained and possesses a large arsenal of powerful weapons, something he shares with his equally proficient 11-year-old daughter, Mindy (CHLOE GRACE MORETZ), a.k.a. Hit-Girl.
As Dave continues on his quest, little does he anticipate the ramifications his actions will have not only on himself, but also for others.
Violence consists of people being killed via various means, and others are beaten up badly or otherwise wounded to varying degrees. While most of this stems from a superhero context (and is played as black comedy), much of that violence is quite brutal in nature, and some of it is inflicted on kids posing as superheroes. That violence has varying degrees of bloodiness/goriness (sometimes a lot, including a leg being cut off and a view of a badly burned man), and those scenes and moments of potential peril could be unsettling for some viewers. All of that fighting, action and other behavior (including underage cursing, drug use, etc.) may be enticing for kids to imitate.
Bad attitudes are present, as is tense family material, while drug use occurs (including by a teen) as does drinking and brief smoking. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there's some of that from an upward view of passing by a number of lights in a ceiling. Later, there's some of that from gunfire in the dark, followed by full and real strobe effects from such a machine.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's some bouncy camerawork during a foot chase, while later there's some bouncy camera footage from inside a car.
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(2010) (Aaron Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
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Extreme
Extreme
Moderate
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Extreme
Minor
Extreme
Minor
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Extreme
Mild
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Reviewed April 7, 2010 / Posted April 16, 2010
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