Kick-ass (2010)

5STAR, 9.00PM ★★★★

 Matthew Vaughn’s lurid flick about self-styled superheroes will be many people’s idea of a great time. It’s bright, violent and tongue-in-cheek, if neither as hilarious nor shocking as it thinks. Ordinary teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) decides that he should become a superhero, despite having no training, or indeed powers. Chloë Grace Moretz is superb as HitGirl, a foul-mouthed child vigilante.