Kick-Ass 2

                           Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows.

Director:

 Jeff Wadlow

Writers:

 Jeff Wadlow (screenplay), Mark Millar (comic book), 1 more credit »

Stars:

 Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz,Christopher Mintz-Plasse 

                                                                                                                                                                   

Storyline

After Kick-Ass' insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes, our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist -- reborn as The Mother F%&*^r -- only the blade-wielding Hit Girl can prevent their annihilation. When we last saw junior assassin Hit Girl and young vigilante Kick-Ass, they were trying to live as normal teenagers Mindy and Dave. With graduation looming and uncertain what to do, Dave decides to start the world's first superhero team with Mindy. Unfortunately, when Mindy is busted for sneaking out as Hit Girl, she's forced to retire-leaving her to navigate the terrifying world of high-school mean girls on her own. With no one left to turn to, Dave joins forces with Justice Forever, run by a born-again ex-mobster named Colonel Stars and Stripes. Just as they start to make a real difference on the streets, the world's first super villain, The Mother F%&*^r, assembles his ..

Box Office

Budget:

 $22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

 $13,332,955 (USA) (16 August 2013)

Gross:

 $28,751,715 (USA) (20 September 2013)

Kick ass 2 Reviews

Jeff Wadlow's vile follow-up to Matthew Vaugn's enjoyable but ultimately escapist comedy Kick-Ass is every failure that Vaughn managed to avoid. While one could accuse Vaughn of sensationalizing violence and ultimately abandoning his own satiric point, at least Kick-Ass was anchored by strong performances, including a fantastic turn by Nicolas Cage. No such luck here. Moretz is a capable actor but she's given little to do. Her entrance into womanhood is presented with the tact of a bad teen soap and her ultimate conquest over her bullies is both tame and disgustingly underwhelming at the same time. Wadlow's ear is deaf and his tone loud like that of a child banging a drum. It's a retread that systematically destroys everything the original film had going for it. From it's characters, to it's performances, to ultimately the world itself. 

I don't know what the point of it all is. Poorly conceived "superheroes" brutally beating people to bloody pulps is funny? If we're going to have an empty film, could we at least have it well made? 

Or are we just along for a cheap, amoral ride?