While the original was built around the origins of self-made, but rather bumbling, do-it-yourself superhero Kick-Ass (nicely played again by Aaron Taylor-Johnson), it turned out that the real star of the film was super-violent 11 year-old, sword-wielding, pocket dynamo Hit Girl (again played by Chloe Grace Moretz), who stole the show with her fruity language and sheer zest for the fight. But it enters a tough marketplace (though one lacking superhero films) with Elysium, Pacific Rim and The Wolverine slugging it out for a share of action market. The original theatrical film took more than $100 million internationally and profile was further boosted by a very healthy home entertainment take, and certainly there is an expectant audience out there keen for the sequel. In truth, what fans of Kick-Ass probably yearned for was a ‘Hit Girl’ movie. This equally playful sequel ticks lots of right boxes (violence, foul-mouthed language, dark humour) but ultimately feels rather scattershot and disjointed, perhaps quite simply because it lacks the sheer left-field originality of Kick-Ass…while the filmmakers are trying to develop their characters, in truth it is at its best when it is simply replaying (or maybe remaking) the over-the-top action moments of its predecessor.
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With its gleefully irreverent take on superheroes, violence, language and girl-power, 2010’s Kick-Ass turned out to be a real cult movie guilty pleasure as well as a box office hit.