Kick Ass 2 is the sequel to 2010's Kick Ass (funny that) and sees Kick Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) donning the trademark wet suit again at the behest of Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz). Hit Girl is subsequently convinced to try to lead a normal life leaving Kick Ass to find other like minded individuals to form a superhero team. In the meantime the son of the big baddie wiped out by Kick Ass at the end of the first movie has sworn revenge and when a tanning booth accident leaves him the sole beneficiary of a substantial fortune he recruits his own crew to help him become a supervillain called The Motherfucker (Christopher Mintz-Plasse).
First up, if you haven't seen the original Kick Ass then do so, as soon as possible. It is an incredible movie where the shocking violence contrasted with the apparent innocence of the main characters creates an experience quite unlike any other movie. It also presents Kick Ass 2 with its main problem, it has to follow on from Kick Ass.
If you can put the original movie aside then Kick Ass 2 is still an entertaining watch. It certainly doesn't have the same sort of impact and since a sizeable portion of the movie is Hit Girl trying to be normal there is significantly less opportunities for action sequences. The main players continue their roles wonderfully and we really get to see some deeper characterisation from them. The supporting cast however don't get much of a chance for development due to the fact that this is also a team up movie. There are still some stand out performances such as Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey) and Mother Russia (Olga Kurkulina).
If you go into Kick Ass 2 without expectations you are going to have a better time with it. It does not have the same level of shocks, violence or comedy as the original but it still has a lot going for it. Hit Girl is definitely given more to do and with a bit of rearranging this could have easily become the Hit Girl movie. The Motherfucker works well as a supervillain whose power is he can buy whatever and whoever he wants but it is definitely Mother Russia who steals the show on the bad guy side. There is plenty you'll see coming but it still manages to get a few surprises in there.
With the current focus on superhero movies it is certainly a good time to check out Kick Ass 2 and definitely check out Kick Ass as soon as possible.
In a word - Motherfucker
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