'Kick-Ass 2': What the critics say - review round-up
After the critical and commercial success of Kick-Ass, a sequel was inevitable.
The movie goes on general release this week, and the reviewers across the world have been quick to share their opinions on the follow-up.
From the Daily Mail's "Sick-Ass" denunciation, to Den of Geek's more positive reading, Digital Spy rounds up the main critical opinion below
Robbie Collin - The Daily Telegraph
"In Kick-Ass 2, when a gang of costumed enforcers smash up a gambling den to the strains of 'When the Saints Go Marching In', you shrug because you've seen something very much like it before in a film called Kick-Ass. Maybe cinema really does have a copycat violence problem... Your ass is constantly braced in readiness and hope, but it remains un-kicked."
Henry Barnes - The Guardian
"Significantly less confident and less brazen. It's a have-a-go affair that tries out the same blend of red-blooded action and salty-blue humour,...
The movie goes on general release this week, and the reviewers across the world have been quick to share their opinions on the follow-up.
From the Daily Mail's "Sick-Ass" denunciation, to Den of Geek's more positive reading, Digital Spy rounds up the main critical opinion below
Robbie Collin - The Daily Telegraph
"In Kick-Ass 2, when a gang of costumed enforcers smash up a gambling den to the strains of 'When the Saints Go Marching In', you shrug because you've seen something very much like it before in a film called Kick-Ass. Maybe cinema really does have a copycat violence problem... Your ass is constantly braced in readiness and hope, but it remains un-kicked."
Henry Barnes - The Guardian
"Significantly less confident and less brazen. It's a have-a-go affair that tries out the same blend of red-blooded action and salty-blue humour,...
- 8/14/2013
- Digital Spy
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