It is rare for a sequel to be better than the original movie. So it should come as no surprise that Kick-Ass 2 is not as good as Kick-Ass. It is OK though.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Chloë Grace Moretz are both good again as Dave (Kick-Ass) and Mindy (Hit-Girl). This time director Jeff Wadlow steers the main characters down a slightly different path which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't.
The token big name actor replacing the brilliant (in Kick-Ass) Nicholas Cage is Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes. Despite sometimes coming over as The Riddler turned good guy, he puts in a solid turn that outshines all the other minor characters put together, with the exception of Donald Faison's Doctor Gravity, who is hilarious.
The real problem for Kick-Ass 2 are the bad guys. In the original, Chris D'Amico was an amusing adjunct to the real criminals. Here he is supposed to be the main man... but it doesn't work. In fact all the bad guys are rubbish. And not rubbish in an amusingly incompetent way. They are just not very funny or threatening... they all lack any presence.
Worth a look if you enjoyed the original. Could have been a lot better.
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