Review of Kick-Ass 2 (2013) by Haddon B — 29 Mar 2014

After the success of Kick-Ass (2010), which was a surprise success when released, a sequel was inevitable. Here, the directing reigns were passed to Jeff Wadlow (Cry Wolf (2005) and Never Back Down (2008)), and it manages to be a very fun and extremely entertaining comic book film, full of violence, unbelievable action sequences and some very funny and dark laughs.

Dave Lizewski (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) hasn't fought crime as Kick-Ass for a while, but he asks Mindy Macready/Hit-Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) to keep him fit with training. But, Mindy's guardian Marcus Williams (Morris Chestnut) wants Mindy to lead a normal life, so Dave forms a gang with fellow costumed vigilantes Remember Tommy (Steven Mackintosh and Monica Dolan), Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), Night Bitch (Lindy Booth) and Battle Guy (Clark Duke), the latter is really Dave's geeky friend Marty.

However, Chris D'Amico (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) swears revenge against Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl for killing his father, so he becomes supervilliant The Motherfucker. It's a sequel which manages to live up to expectations, and it manages to keep to the same sort of scale the first film had with a low budget and some very imaginative action sequences.

It might have had negative PR with Jim Carrey washing his hands of the film, but if anything, it shows how destructive violence truly is.