Kick Ass 2

Heeeey, welcome back to Phil Goes to the Movies, the summer movie season is nearly coming to an end. Soooo many movies and i could only go to certain ones... i can't see them all, but the one i was waiting for this summer, final came out. Did it disappoint me? Lets dive right in:


Kick Ass 2- Ok, where do i start? This movie begins 3 or 4 years later, as we see both characters have grown. Speaking about growing up, Chloe Grace Moretz whom plays Hit Girl, is going to be a knock out in the years to come. I'm not trying to sound like a dirty bird here, I'm just saying you can already see that she going to be the next "hot chick" craze, like Emma Watson. I still don't get the whole Emma Watson hot thing.... honestly, she needs to eat something, so damn skinny and all i see when i look at her is Harry Potter forever.... sorry i cant take her seriously!

Anyway, veering off, the movie serious has taken the bar, from the last one and launched it out into space. The fight scenes were more brutal this time, and sometimes made me cringe. The plot this time around is Chris D'Amico, played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse, wants revenge on Kick Ass for killing his father with a bazooka. He becomes the worlds first super villain, and he owns this part. He just seems to play the whiny, pussy perfectly, and his comedic delivery is gold. He assembles the perfect killing team of the scariest people alive, but the one that stands out the most is Mother Russia. This woman is terrifying, and the scene when she goes ape shit on 10 cops was amazing. She killed some cops with a combination of a stolen cop car and a lawnmower. I wont spoil it for you, but just let your imagination go wild with that one until you see the movie.

Jim Carrey, even though is refusing to promote the film due to it's violence, plays an amazing part. You can tell hes having an absolute blast with his character, Colonel Stars and Stripes an ex-mob hit man turned good guy. Here, Kick Ass finds a way to fill the void with Hit Girl no longer fighting with him. He joins the Justice Fighters, a bunch of super heroes all inspired by Kick Ass from the original film. Most of the team is pretty forgettable, except for Donald Faison, who plays Dr. Gravity, and he cracked me up with his antics. I mean the only other character on the team that stood out was Night Bitch, and thats only because I'm a man and she was freaking hot.... other than that I would've been fine with or without her!

The movie really felt like it was mostly about Hit Girl, and Kick Ass was on the back burner for the most part. Kinda hard to understand why you would name a movie after a character and really not use him. The movie had three plots going on at the same time, Kick Ass trying to find his way again without Hit Girl, Chris D'Amico creating the super villain, The Motherfucker, to seek revenge, and Hit Girl trying to keep her promise to her adopted father, that she would no longer be a super hero.

The movie did seem to lose some of the magic it created in the first one, but there were plenty of hilarity to cover that up. Honestly, the movie didn't disappoint me, but i was feeling something was missing from it. I just couldn't put my finger on it.

Maybe It would've been cooler if Kick Ass became more of a bad ass. I mean there was a training montage of him training with Hit Girl, so why did he still suck at fighting? I think it would've been better if they were both bad asses.... i don't know maybe I'm asking for too much! I guess him sucking is the comedic point, for someone to get their ass kicked all the time... while still being named Kick Ass.

Final Verdict- 9/10- I highly recommend this movie to be seen in theaters. The movie was fast paced and didn't constantly bore with unneeded scenes. It gave you exactly what you wanted from beginning to end.

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