Kick-Ass 2

This is neither a superfluous sequel nor is it a failure of a sequel; this is just a sad example of what part one would have looked like if it had been filmed by a routine filmmaker with no style who saw the main assets of the material primarily (and exclusively) in all its perversity, controversy, rude words and violence for violence’s sake. Where part one was about children, but not for children, part two is about teenagers, and only for teenagers. (08/23/2013)

A mediocre teen flick that manages to parody and reference a large variety of genres, from superhero flicks to Mean Girls (really!), but unfortunately without a single over-the-top and memorable scene. Moretz is still great, but somehow gets ridiculously little space, and the promise of Jim Carrey's involvement resulted in the most useless and boring role of his career. It just doesn’t work without Vaughn, although the effort can't be denied. 60% (11/03/2016)

The first Kick-Ass was crap, but at least there were a couple of characters about whom I thought they had a nice job in the movie. Of course, I am talking mainly about Nicolas Cage. But then the sequel arrived and I thought that I should watch it. I mean Jim Carrey shouldn’t be a disappointment regardless of whom he portrays. But in the end I have to admit that I barely noticed him. It’s not that he was forgettable, but he was simply very unlike himself. Well and the rest of the cast can’t make up for that. So, the way the sequel starts as a fan movie, it ends up a tragic movie. The whole thing is sort of wannabe action-loaded and what’s worse it’s wannabe emotional. And the worst part is that I really miss any semblance of emotion in the movie. (12/28/2013)

Well, I’m surprised. I was sceptical of the sequel to the sharp Kick-Ass, but Jeff Wadlow, or that “boring routine artists” and “video-clip maker devoid of fantasy”, as they “mandatorily” call him here, has nothing to be ashamed of. I would’ve easily believed that Matthew Vaughn remained in the director’s chair. It’s got drive, great action sequences, a fantastic soundtrack and good comedic timing. The only issues come from the script (and maybe also from the comic book), which balances worse between seriousness and detachment than in the previous movie. Otherwise, it’s more of the same, which in the case of Kick-Ass I don’t mind. (08/26/2013)

The violence is the same as in the first film, but the difference is in the way the film shows the violence. While Matthew Vaughn has somehow managed to justify its use with his own playful directorial style, Jeff Wadlow could not. Blood is again spurting out on all sides of the world (and not only blood, actually), but so what? In my opinion, it's a useless sequel, a hotly edited mash-up that can only stare enviously at its predecessor. The title character didn't interest me at all this time, the heroine didn't interest me either, although she was given more space, and the only really interesting character I really enjoyed was played by Jim Carrey. But there was so desperately little of it... (09/25/2014)