Based on a 2008 Marvel comic, Kick-Ass appears to be making a preemptive bid for franchise status (the final issue of the series came out earlier this year), and its gleefully jacked-up intentions are as dubious as those of the filmmakers racing it to the screen. Knowing, impatient, and prone to shuddering violence as both a substitute for plot and shorthand for exhilaration, Kick-Ass oozes a supreme confidence in the knowledge of its audience. The film speaks fluent fanboy, which for the rest of us is a disorienting but occasionally — almost accidentally — diverting proposition.
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REVIEW: Frantic, Fragmented Kick-Ass Brings the Overkill
