![]() ![]() Kick-Ass 2 focuses on further developing the characters of Kick Ass, Hit Girl, and Red Mist (now The Mother F***er). Was he good? Of course! But like I said, if this is your only reason for seeing this Kick-Ass sequel, don’t waste your time. But he’s nothing more than a glorified cameo. The trailer gave away nearly all of his scenes and made it look like he was one of the main characters in this movie. ![]() He’s in the movie for all of 10 minutes before he dies. But if you were planning to see Kick-Ass 2 solely for Carrey, save your money. He plays the badass, ex-mob, born-again Christian superhero, Colonel Stars & Stripes. Let’s start off with the one thing that’s been on everyone’s mind ever since the first trailer for Kick-Ass 2 debuted. So…does Kick-Ass 2 suck or live up to the first film? And sequels (especially those that require a number after the title) are notorious for being, well, kind of terrible. And Red Mist (a.k.a. Chris D’Amico) is still pissed about Kick Ass killing his mob-boss father and decides to gather a villain team while taking up his own supervillain persona, The Mother F***er.īut, of course, this movie is a sequel. Dave Lizewski) has been out of the superhero game for some time and is bored with living a normal life, so he starts training with Hit Girl again and joins the superhero team, Justice Forever, led by Colonel Stars & Stripes (played by Jim Carrey). Mindy McCready) now lives with her guardian, a police officer who was close with her father, and is starting high school. Kick Ass (a.k.a. It picks up after Kick-Ass (obviously). Hit Girl (a.k.a. Kick-Ass 2 is no different, following suit with the dark action-comedy. ![]() So the first Kick-Ass movie rocked, right? It was one of those movies that took me completely by surprise when I saw it (If I had read the comic, I would’ve been more aware). I thought, “A bunch of nerds playing superhero? This should be funny.” And then it turned out to be a seriously violent reflection of what it means to be a superhero. ![]()
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