There's not much to say really, it just wasn't as good as the first.
(Spoilers will be marked)
The story felt disjointed and lacked that sense of being grounded within it's a world. The opening scenes were done well (spoiler) with Kick-Ass being trained by Hit-Girl. In particular the first fight scene of the movie, where Kick-Ass is acting as bait, had that bit of an edge which the first film carried throughout (spoiler end)
However, the bits that come in between and the high school "chick-flic" story that followed were good for the character but detrimental to the flow of the film. Wadlow seems to have a hard time grasping drama within this very eventful film and although the core sequences are done well (spoiler) Stars and Stripes being brutally murdered (spoiler end) there are many moments that just felt empty, such as (spoiler) Mr. Lizewski's death (spoiler end)
I'm not hating on Wadlow because he preformed strokes of genius in every scene that featured Chris D'Amico and can craft very good action sequences. But there was no edge. Everything felt like it ended too quickly which ultimately left me feeling like there was an hour or so missing from the film.
(SPOILERS)
Kick-Ass breaking up with Katie was a 5 second scene. There was literally nothing but a small comedic exchange. These moments of drama were weak. It felt like it was going on scene-to- scene with the dialogue being exactly the same.
"I don't wanna be Kick-Ass/Hit-Girl" "But Kick-Ass/Hit-Girl is who you really are!"
Bland.
The climax was the ultimate downer. Gone was the long build up from burning warehouse, to Red-Mist shooting Hit-Girl, to the torture scene, to the apartment shoot-out. GONE! Instead are a nice build up of evil events from "The Toxic Mega C***" that leads to a shallow stand off between the Heroes and Villains.
I know there's not much detail, but this review is ironically reminiscent of the film I watched 30 minutes ago. It feels like there's a lot missing and more to be explained.
From someone who hails the first film as my personal favourite, this was a let down and I wish Matthew were back to direct such brilliant actors (Hats off to Jim Carrey and Christopher MP on their outstanding performances)
7/10, thank you
(Spoilers will be marked)
The story felt disjointed and lacked that sense of being grounded within it's a world. The opening scenes were done well (spoiler) with Kick-Ass being trained by Hit-Girl. In particular the first fight scene of the movie, where Kick-Ass is acting as bait, had that bit of an edge which the first film carried throughout (spoiler end)
However, the bits that come in between and the high school "chick-flic" story that followed were good for the character but detrimental to the flow of the film. Wadlow seems to have a hard time grasping drama within this very eventful film and although the core sequences are done well (spoiler) Stars and Stripes being brutally murdered (spoiler end) there are many moments that just felt empty, such as (spoiler) Mr. Lizewski's death (spoiler end)
I'm not hating on Wadlow because he preformed strokes of genius in every scene that featured Chris D'Amico and can craft very good action sequences. But there was no edge. Everything felt like it ended too quickly which ultimately left me feeling like there was an hour or so missing from the film.
(SPOILERS)
Kick-Ass breaking up with Katie was a 5 second scene. There was literally nothing but a small comedic exchange. These moments of drama were weak. It felt like it was going on scene-to- scene with the dialogue being exactly the same.
"I don't wanna be Kick-Ass/Hit-Girl" "But Kick-Ass/Hit-Girl is who you really are!"
Bland.
The climax was the ultimate downer. Gone was the long build up from burning warehouse, to Red-Mist shooting Hit-Girl, to the torture scene, to the apartment shoot-out. GONE! Instead are a nice build up of evil events from "The Toxic Mega C***" that leads to a shallow stand off between the Heroes and Villains.
I know there's not much detail, but this review is ironically reminiscent of the film I watched 30 minutes ago. It feels like there's a lot missing and more to be explained.
From someone who hails the first film as my personal favourite, this was a let down and I wish Matthew were back to direct such brilliant actors (Hats off to Jim Carrey and Christopher MP on their outstanding performances)
7/10, thank you