Geek Syndicate Issue 7 | Page 106

Geek Syndicate
FILM REVIEW

Kick Ass 2
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 bornagain 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 own evil league and puts a plan in motion to make Kick-Ass and Hit Girl pay for what they did to his dad. But there’s only one problem with his scheme: If you mess with one member of Justice Forever, you mess with them all. First let me say this. I wasn’t a massive fan of Kick Ass. I didn’t hate it but much like Scott Pilgrim, Sin City and Watchmen, I found it to be more style than substance. For me, it was too aware of its own geek cool and not afraid to point it out at every moment. Yes 0=9 Mortez was great, no I didn’t care she said ‘Cunt’ at the tender age of eleven and yes the action was brutal, but nothing I hadn’t seen a million times before. I liked the central idea of an everyman becoming a superhero but overall I walked out thinking “that was okay” and I haven’t revisited the film since. With this in mind I pretty much stayed away from the hype and promotion for Kick Ass 2, fully aware that I’d probably see the film but didn’t need that geek cool to be rammed down my throat once again. The basic premise of the film is as follows: With graduation looming and uncertain what to do, Dave decides to start the world’s first superhero team with Mindy - but when Mindy is busted for sneaking out as Hit Girl, she’s forced to retire. With no one left to turn to, Dave joins forces with Justice Forever, run by a bornagain ex-mobster named Colonel Stars and Stripes. Just as they start to make a real difference on
Image © Universal Pictures, 2013 Kick Ass Joins up with new team “Justice Forever” Image © Universal Studios, 2013

Writer: Jeff Wadlow Director: Jeff Wadlow Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz & Morris Chestnut

Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist return for the follow-up to 2010’s irreverent global hit: Kick-Ass 2. After Kick-Ass’ (Aaron TaylorJohnson) insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist (Christopher MintzPlasse) — reborn as The Mother F%&*^r — only the bladewielding Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) 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

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