A Fistful of Bad Kids (Matt's Picks)

With the release of Hanna, we here at In the Mouth of Dorkness have come up with our lists of favorite trouble(d) kids. 

5.  Mathilda (Leon: The Professional):  When her family is done in, this young girl doesn’t stay down for long.  She teams up with a nice-guy hitman to battle corrupt cops and other naughty people.

4.  Baby Selwyn (Dead Alive):  Hyperactive!

3.  Jeliza-Rose (Tideland):  Somehow, this young girl thrust into a mad world far beyond her control manages not only to survive one surreal upset after another, but thrive and eventually triumph. Forget Alice. 

2. Hit Girl (Kick-Ass):  Sure, she was brainwashed by her vigilante dad, but she sure killed a LOT of people and seemed to enjoy almost every minute of it.

1.  Tim (Phantasm III):  This kid would have changed everything in Home Alone.  He knows how to really deal with home invasion.  One of the few kid characters from film that I’d want at my side when the world is coming to an end, killer spheres are looking for me, and dwarfs from a red planet are hiding in the shadows.

-Matt