Kick-Ass 2 - Movie Review

Yes, its true, your favorite not-quite-super heroes and villains are back with an even bigger adventure in Kick-Ass 2! Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse all reprise their roles in a movie that apparently only features actors with three names! Director and screenwriter Jeff Wadlow takes over where Matthew Vaughn left off in adapting the super popular Kick-Ass comic book series created by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.

Kick-Ass - Movie Review

Over the last decade or so, comic book characters have come to dominate the world of major motion pictures as advancements in technology have allowed film makers to tell these stories as they should be told. Up until now, big special effects paired with fun and sometimes clichéd storytelling have been fundamental ingredients of the superhero genre. With 'Kick-Ass' we have a movie that has completely turned the world of comic book movies upside down by pointing out everything that is flawed about the genre while at the same time creating a new breed of hero that advances the storytelling aspect by leaps and bounds.