Perhaps a little over-dramatic at times but this movie is silly and goofy and the score reflects that, yet it gives you this sense of an awesome comic-book epic...

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 16, 2024

Squanders all the potential of the franchise to deliver an overly indulgent and abrasive experience that aimed to be controversial but ends up being embarrassing.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 20, 2023

Fleetingly enjoyable scenes suffer for the overall lack of cohesion. The film would have benefitted from some focus.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 25, 2022

Retains a nearly identical tone to its predecessor - an accomplishment few sequels can boast.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 3, 2020

I'd say it's not going to please a good majority of the folks who were pleased by the original.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 13, 2020

It's not enough to simply show violence on screen and call it 'entertainment.' What a film has to say about the violence is critical. This film does not accomplish that.

| Original Score: C- | Jul 24, 2020

Mildly entertaining on a very superficial level, "Kick-Ass 2" is, at best, a bumpy, uneven ride.

| Original Score: C | Jul 8, 2020

Occasionally confusing but immensely enjoyable, Kick-Ass 2 is an ideal anecdote for those needing a fun comic-book adaptation.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 21, 2019

Bad taste is precisely the idea here. However, bad taste really isn't enough to condone some of the material.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 19, 2019

Kick-Ass was a clever sneer at "grim and gritty" superhero movies; Kick-Ass 2 really isn't much of anything.

| Original Score: C | Aug 27, 2019

The only character that works is Stars and Stripes, but sadly, writer-director Jeff Wadlow only scratches the surface on his backstory that could have made a much more interesting movie.

| Original Score: D+ | Apr 9, 2019

Unfortunately, whatever smarts the franchise once had appear to have been knocked out of it in the first round.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 2, 2019

There are some kick-ass performances and action scenes here that are certainly worth seeing, but there's also a lot of wandering around with less successful results.

| Original Score: B- | Jan 26, 2019

Has none of the original's spark or sly humor, and it's become the empty, reptile-brain spectacle that the original's detractors accused it of being.

| Original Score: 3/10 | Nov 2, 2018

Rein in expectations a touch before purchasing your tickets and stay until the end of the credits for a treat.

| Oct 26, 2018

The action, violence and ludicrous bloodshed are all in ample display here, even if director Jeff Wadlow is not nearly as adept at shooting action as Kick-Ass 1's Matthew Vaughn.

| Original Score: 5.5/10 | Oct 11, 2018

Kick-Ass 2 actually develops its main characters, Hit Girl and Kick Ass, allowing them to grow up in ways that are surprisingly fun and interesting.

| May 23, 2018

It is one big rollicking hot mess of a film, and I like it.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 8, 2018

This is a very uneven film.

| Mar 5, 2018

The only nice thing I can say about Kick-Ass 2 is that the score by Henry Jackman (Wreck-It Ralph) and Matthew Margeson (Skyline) was pretty cool. Other than that-gross.

| Oct 20, 2017