Kick-Ass 2 is written and directed by Jeff Wadlow (Never Back Down) and stars Aaron Taylor- Johnson, Chloe Moretz Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Jim Carrey. The story continues to follow Kick-Ass and Hit Girl in their adventures being "real life" superheroes. They must pass tests and tribulations as a new evil emerges, formerly "Red Mist" now known as "The MotherFucker" who leads an evil army of his own now for one purpose and one purpose only: To make Kick-Ass pay for what he did in the first film.
I am a big fan of the first Kick-Ass. It swept me away with its upbeat tone and humor mixed perfectly with some highly emotional and climactic scenes. It's premise was so simple, but executed in such a ludicrous fashion (Frank D'Amico's death) that it was irresistible to me in 2010. Having watched it again today, I can say it still holds up to being one of my favorite movies to date.
Last Thursday I caught an early screening of Kick-Ass 2. Long story short, it was a very worthy sequel to the Kick-Ass name.
I had read the Kick-Ass 2 graphic novel last summer, and we ecstatic to later find out they were adapting Mark Millar's book for the silver screen. As far as adaptations go, I felt as though this one took some unnecessary liberties. The ending was changed slightly, but even those slight changes made me think "why change that?"
One scene in particular I was looking forward seeing after having read the book was the death of a very big character. You see, in the book, the scene leads up to this character's very grisly death, and the final panel of the chapter is a gut-wrenching image. I know it's sick, but I was very much hoping they would reenact that scene... not because I like grisly murders, but because how they handled it in the film just didn't seem to *Carrey that much weight. Well, not as much as an animals head being placed where a human's should be.
But all in all, I thought Kick-Ass 2 was a very well done film. The pacing seemed fine, and the story arcs were a nice touch for some characters. They even got the emotional scenes almost as good as the original, which I never thought could be done. I say good job to all involved, and I cannot wait until the 3rd chapter.
I give Kick - Ass 2 a B / RT score of 81%
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