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'Kick-Ass 2' lacks moral punch
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Jim Carrey, left, as Colonel Stars and Stripes makes a plan with Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Kick-Ass in a scene from the comedy film, “Kick-Ass 2.”
Some sequels force us to re-examine what made us like the original film. “Kick-Ass 2” has that effect, because it shares many surface qualities with its predecessor but offers none of its impact. “Kick-Ass,” Matthew Vaughn’s raucous 2010 adaptation of Mark Millar’s heralded comic, abounds with perverse joy and unruly energy.