Movie Review: Kick-Ass 2

(movie review without spoilers)

  How to describe Kick-Ass 2? There is no simple way because so many descriptions come to mind: absurd, incredibly violent, hilarious, awesome, inappropriate, but for the most part, wildly entertaining. Kick-Ass is essentially a comic book movie on acid.  It's gore filled, but packed with laughs.  It starts up fast, and kicks into full throttle with sick jokes and entertaining fight scenes. The movie embraces the tone from the original and takes it to a whole new level.

   Picking up the story where the first one left off, we follow main characters Mindy (Hit Girl) and Dave (Kick-Ass) with their high school and super hero lives.  Hit Girl was easily the star of the movie for me. Her struggle to adjust to a normal life without the violence she grew up in served as one of the highlights for the movie. Which made me wonder why she was not given the role as the main character. Plus, she was a total bad ass in her fight scenes.  Which brings me to one of my complaints.  For the most part, I enjoyed Kick-Ass as a character, but his lack of fighting skills still makes him feel vastly weaker than his other super hero buddies like Hit Girl and Colonel Stars and Stripes (played by Jim Carrey).  Nonetheless, he was still an enjoyable protagonist.  Also, it would have been great if the director could have used less "shaky camera" for many of the action shots in the movie.

   I laughed throughout the entire movie.  Some parts where incredibly violent and overdone, but they did not hinder the film.  In comparison with the vast amount of critics who disliked this movie, I really had fun watching it.  To get the most out of this movie, do what I do and never take it too seriously. You will have a blast, and definitely laugh out loud.

Consensus:

   If you were a fan of the first movie, then you will definitely like the sequel.  For me, the original is still far superior in many ways.  Kick-Ass 2 is not for everyone.  Some people will despise it, while others will love it.   Personally, this film was ridiculous, but a blast to watch, so I give it a thumbs up.

 For fans of the first, see this movie in theaters.  If not,  check this movie out when it arrives on DVD.

Rating: 7.5 out 10

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