For that matter, I sometimes wonder if Vaughn and his constant co-screenwriter Jane Goldman know either.
There is an idiom about being a Jack-of-all-trades and a master of none.
As of now, Vaughn seems determined to disprove that one admiring genre jeer at a time.
As XXXXs voiceover states, if you were so clever, youd know his name.
Moments later, its moot when it turns out he wasnt quite that smart either.
Stardusthas none of that.
But in spite of its box office disappointment,Stardustcontinues to build in its cult esteem.
Prior to directingKick-Ass,Vaughn was at various stages attached to direct FoxsX-Men: The Last Standand Marvel StudiosThor.
While the premise was comedy gold, the comics were drenched in nihilism and ultraviolent shock value.
It was also a vision that Vaughn believed in enough to independently finance.
The testament to that successful balancing act between vicious satire and a loving homage isKick-Ass 2.
Unfortunately for Kick-Ass sake, Vaughn was off chasing a different style entirely.
X-Men: First Class (Superhero Movies…Again?)
Fassbender plays Nazi hunting Erik Magneto Lehnsherr as three quarters Sean Connery and one quarter supervillain.
Or: it isveryBritish.
Jacksons diabolical baddie asks Harry if he likes spy movies.
Quite literally, her legs are made out of deadly blades (that she uses quite often).
Firth doesnt miss a beat when he smirks, Nowadays, theyre all a little serious for my taste.
But the old ones?
Give me a farfetched theatrical plot any day.
Kingsmandelivers that along with Vaughns most ambitious three-ring circus to date.
As Harry Hart might say, thats worth raising a glass of gin for.
