Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

Following Kick-Ass' heroics, other citizens are inspired to become masked crusaders. But Red Mist leads his own group of evil supervillains to get revenge, kill Kick-Ass and destroy everything he stands for.

Director:

Jeff Wadlow

Writers:

Jeff Wadlow (screenplay), Mark Millar (comic book)

Stars:

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aaron Taylor-Johnson	...	Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass
Chloë Grace Moretz	...	Mindy Macready / Hit Girl
Morris Chestnut	...	Detective Marcus Williams
Claudia Lee	...	Brooke
Amy Anzel	...	Mrs Zane
Clark Duke	...	Marty / Battle Guy
Augustus Prew	...	Todd / Ass Kicker
Mary Kitchen	...	News Reporter
Donald Faison	...	Dr. Gravity
Matt Steinberg	...	Mr. Radical
Steven Mackintosh	...	Tommy's Dad
Monica Dolan	...	Tommy's Mum
Garrett M. Brown	...	Mr. Lizewski
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Katie Deauxma
Christopher Mintz-Plasse	...	Chris D'Amico / The Motherfucker

Storyline

After Kick-Ass' insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes, our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist -- reborn as The Mother F%&*^r -- only the blade-wielding Hit Girl can prevent their annihilation. When we last saw junior assassin Hit Girl and young vigilante Kick-Ass, they were trying to live as normal teenagers Mindy and Dave. With graduation looming and uncertain what to do, Dave decides to start the world's first superhero team with Mindy. Unfortunately, when Mindy is busted for sneaking out as Hit Girl, she's forced to retire-leaving her to navigate the terrifying world of high-school mean girls on her own. With no one left to turn to, Dave joins forces with Justice Forever, run by a born-again ex-mobster named Colonel Stars and Stripes. Just as they start to make a real difference on the streets, the world's first super villain, The Mother F%&*^r, assembles his ...

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | kicked in the crotch | punched in the crotch | hit in the crotch | high school | 

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Taglines:

You Can't Fight Your Destiny.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, crude and sexual content, and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA UK Japan Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 August 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Toronto Studios, Port Lands, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,332,955, 18 August 2013, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$28,795,985

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$63,297,114

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Marv Films, Dentsu

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The statue of a child wearing an Army helmet, and holding a grenade in the villain's lair, is titled "Boy Soldier" by British artist Schoony.

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Goofs

At Dave's father's funeral, Dr. Gravity tells him the team would love to help, but can't because they "just got out on parole."

This is inaccurate because parole refers to early release from prison following a conviction. Although the Justice Forever members were arrested, held and released, they were never formally charged or convicted of any crime.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mindy Macready: A handgun bullet travels at more than 700 miles per hour.
[Mindy pulls a gun out]
Dave Lizewski: Hey, whoa! Absolutely not! No.
Mindy Macready: Look, if you don't want to do it, you don't have to do it.
Dave Lizewski: Okay, good. I don't want to do it!
Mindy Macready: Fine.
[Mindy shoots Dave in the chest]

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Crazy Credits

There is a short scene after the credits

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Connections

Referenced in Impractical Jokers: Episode #2.4 (2014)

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Soundtracks

When the Saints Go Marching In
written by Barrie Gledden, Richard Kimmings, Kes Loy

User Reviews

It wasn't the first but it was still OK

I loved the first one and have been waiting for this with great anticipation! When I saw it on Comcast On-Demand I immediately rented it. Like most sequels, this wasn't as good as the first and it's hard not to make comparisons to the first movie.

The first thing I noticed was the lack of a good soundtrack that went with the first movie. Scenes like Hit-Girl whooping ass to Joan Jett's "Bad Reputation", or the old Banana Splits song "Tra La La" Song totally made the first one awesome for me. The soundtrack was as important as the characters.

As the movie was unfolding I kept waiting for some funny/rocking music to play. Unfortunately, I was pretty let down that they didn't spend the money to acquire some interesting/funny/rocking songs for this movie.

Then the plot was sort of handicapped by the fact the characters had matured. I felt the actors all did a good job, but the built in humor that came along with an innocent naive Kick-Ass character getting his butt beat, or the irony of a 10 year old foul mouthed girl killing someone with the same zeal she would pursue a boy band with was gone.

I think they spent a little to much time developing the idea of a group of super hero's and and not enough time developing Kick-Ass & Hit-Girl characters. Overall, I liked it, and I'm sure most will... It just wasn't as fresh and new as the original.