To be honest, I didn’t even remember him in KickAss but for what it’s worth I did enjoy that movie. Your comment inspired me to look at his IMDB page and compare to which movies of his I actually have seen since the 1997 - 2002 era.

The Flash - I don’t really count this, especially given that his role is listed as uncredited.

Renfield - I liked this movie way more than I should have and I also particularly liked Nic in it. It has changed my view on him.

Willy’s Wonderland - Nothing great, far from his worst movie. And I’m not sure it counts in this context since I saw it after Renfield.

Color Out of Space - I enjoyed the movie it’s really my type of thing, but also I saw it after Renfield, so not sure it counts in this context. Plus, I can’t say his performance was anything spectacular.

Mandy - I don’t really remember the movie, let alone Nic’s performance, but for some reason I’m thinking it was at least alright.

Ghost Rider movies - I didn’t have much choice in watching these, but they sucked in my opinion and reinforced my dislike of movies that contain Nic Cage.

Kick-Ass - I forgot he was in it when I made my original comment, but I mostly just recall him as being unusually competent and in an usually good movie beyond his caliber.

One or more of the National Treasure movies - They weren’t my thing. I thought they all sucked. Feel free to disagree, I won’t hate you for it, but I disagree. It reinforced my belief that I should avoid movies with Nic Cage in them.