fighting crime 25/8

yesterday's rain provided a nice midday break from work and

we took full advantage, darting into the rohnert park 16 during

a down pour to see kick ass. 

hyper-violent and comic book colorful, this film relies heavily

on recycled tarantino-esque humor to cruise through its 118

fast-paced minutes. matthew vaughn, who directed layer cake,

sets a tone at the beginning and (mostly) sticks to it.

the best, and most complicated, aspect about this film is the

character hit girl, played by chloe grace moretz. early on you

understand hers is not a normal childhood and she embraces 

it without reservation. her actions are purposeful and focused,

delivered with skill and humorous choreography by the

actress and film maker. she nails the role to the wall and 

steals this film from the other super hero wannabees as easily

as her character changes 9mm magazines in a mid-air flip kick

to the head of a crime boss. that's when you realize, the little 

girl with the salty sailor tongue deftly executing all this murder

and mayhem is the ripe age of eleven.

after all that, we snuck into date night to complete our

ritual of a rainy day double feature and it SUCKED! did i say

it SUCKED!?  IT DID.  IT SAH-UCKED!!

chris took these pics between sips of a lagunitas pilsner we 

had stashed in her bag.