1. Recasting
Two characters were recast for Kick-Ass 2; Dave's friend Todd from the first film was played by Evan Peters, but the role is claimed by the less-memorable Augustus Prew in part two (even if, ironically, the character gets more to do here); and the other is Marcus, the former police officer partner of Big Daddy, and current minder to Mindy, originally played by Omari Hardwick, and now by the far more famous Morris Chestnut. While re-casting is sometimes unavoidable, it just adds a level of tawdriness to a film that already struggles to justify itself as anything more than a watered-down version of the first film. Are these characters vital? No, but it just makes the film feel more inconsistent than the first, compounded by the fact that both re-cast actors don't really look anything at all like the originals. Have you seen Kick-Ass 2 yet? What did you think? Let us know in the comments below.