Writers: Mark Millar, John Romita Jr., Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn
Composers: Marius De Vries, Ilan Eshkeri, Henry Jackman, John Murphy
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth McGovern, Christopher Mintz-PLAsse, Mark Strong, Dexter Fletcher, Clark Duke, Chloe Grace Moretz, Nicolas Cage, Craig Ferguson, Xander Berkeley
More info: IMDb
Tagline: I can't fly. But I can kick your ass.
Plot: Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
My rating: 7.5/10
Will I watch it again? Yes.
I read the comic a couple of years ago and loved it yet it still took me this long to get around to pulling this off the shelf and watch the damn thing. It's great and it does a fine job of staying faithful to the comic. The cast is great but it's Moretz and Hitgirl that steals the show. The pacing is quick and even though it's pretty obvious of its comic origins, it's also violent as shit and it totally embraces it. I'm so glad they went the 'R' rated route. Anything less would have been insulting to the original material. I'm looking forward to the sequel but I hear it's a letdown to the comic sequel (which I read and liked).
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