Created Dec 28, 2010 09:27PM PST • Updated Dec 28, 2010 09:27PM PST
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Convulsively funny, gleefully inappropriate and brilliantly executed, Kick-Ass exuberantly fulfills its title. A high school comedy as much as a spoof on superheroes, it deftly mines the touchstones of both genres. This alchemy creates a cult classic that's perfect for the masses, as its huge first-week box office attests. Kick-Ass mints two new movie stars while making savvy use of three others. Yes, it also plumbs new depths in child vulgarity. Oh well, that's entertainment. Speaking of classic genre touchstones, the movie self-consciously ends by setting up its sequel. Bri… |
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Darker and more realistic than the 1969 original featuring John Wayne, this 21st Century retelling of a classic Wild West retribution story succeeds in almost every respect — often funny, richly evocative, shockingly brutal, cleverly revisionist. That last comes from the clear hero – a 14 year old girl, not the flawed men she uses to bring her father's murderer to justice. The Coen Brothers love this sort of unconventional storytelling, especially when they can marry it to rich visuals and vivid characters. Jeff Bridges, in yet another late-career masterclass performance,1 and y… |
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