A Movie Review: Kick-Ass 2

Kick-Ass 2.  Admittedly, as the movie started, I realized I probably should have watched the original Kick-Ass movie again.  The movie starts out with our now normal kids wishing to get back into becoming super heroes.  Mindy Macready/Hit-Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) skips school on a regular basis to train on her super hero skills.  Dave Lizewski/Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) is just a normal high school kid.  Eventually the two team up to train together.

A menace hits the scene.  Chris D'Amico (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) wants revenge for the death of his father.  After he accidentally kills his mother while throwing a tantrum, he becomes The Motherfucker.  The movie is set for a showdown between Hit-Girl/Kick-Ass and The Motherfucker.

In some ways, this movie just wants you to gag.  You have older high school kids telling a freshman about the joys of giving oral sex.  You have characters like The Motherfucker and Night Bitch, language constantly being tossed out on screen.  Mean girls are tormented beyond what they deserve.

And yet in other ways, the movie is fun to watch.  It is just all over-the-top.  Violence is done in a disgusting comic book manner.  Teen angst isn't portrayed as well as in movies like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, but it still does a good enough job.

Essentially, this movie is a mixed bag.  Depending on your state of mind, you might find it mildly enjoyable or way too disgusting.