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The foreign terrorists who stormed the hospital where Phillip was being treated? Phillip killed them all.

That’s a helpful—if unsurprising—summary of the first Kill ‘Em All film (released in 2017) for you. The injured rogue CIA agent, along with the help of a nurse there, spent the night slaying would-be killers hoping to end Phillip’s life. When the authorities arrived on the scene, they found at least 25 people among the dead—including Demitri Petrovic, the head of an infamous Serbian gang.

But that’s all in the past. Phillip has since moved away, wiped his presence off the Internet and spent the last seven years enjoying the warm Italian air with his daughter, Vanessa.

But for Vlad Petrovic—brother of the dearly departed Demitri—the slaying of his sibling is still fresh on his mind. It’s why he’s spent the last seven years attempting to find Phillip so that he can put a bullet in his brain. It’s why Phillip and Vanessa’s calm sunny day suddenly turns into a fight and flight for their lives.

But Vlad and his goons aren’t going to stop chasing them. That’s why Phillip is going to use the same strategy on Vlad and his gang that he used on Demitri’s:

He’s going to kill ‘em all, too.


Positive Elements

Phillip and his daughter protect each other from would-be assassins. Likewise, a few others come alongside to stop the evil men.

Spiritual Elements

When asked if he is confident, a man replies, “Does the Pope [defecate] in the woods?” There’s a statue of Buddha in a man’s home. People meet in a rundown church.

Sexual & Romantic Content

The camera focuses on a woman’s rear as she leaves a pool in a revealing one-piece. She also wears clothing that reveals the sides of her breasts.

A shirtless man intentionally cuts himself on the chest, and a woman sensually licks the resulting blood off him.

Violent Content

As you might expect from a title like Kill ‘Em All 2, a lot of “’em” bite the bullet—roughly three dozen.

Many men meet their ends by gunshot. Others die when they’re stabbed (usually multiple times). Others are beaten to the point of unconsciousness. Many interactions include at least a small splatter of blood, and others can spray large amounts of the red stuff.

Included in these deaths are some particularly gruesome endings: Phillip rips a knob out of a dresser and uses it to stab an attacker to death. Another attacker meets his end when Phillip stabs him through his throat. Someone gets choked to death. People die when their heads get slammed against furniture or concrete—and one sorry sap, leaning out the side of a moving car, gets rammed into a concrete column at high speed. Another person is beaten to death by an angry mob wielding clubs, pitchforks and axes. We see a person get executed.

A woman is severely beaten and taken hostage. Another woman gets shot in the head. A third gets choked. Another woman, held at gunpoint, trembles as a man maliciously licks her cheek.

Someone shatters a lamp against a man’s head. Fistfights occur, leaving the winners standing, but bruised and cut up.

Crude or Profane Language

The f-word is used roughly 45 times, including one instance which is preceded by “mother.” The s-word is heard 15 times. Other words, like “a–,” “b–ch,” “h—,” “b–tard” and “p-ssed” are all used, too. God’s name is used in vain five times.

Drug & Alcohol Content

People drink liquor. There’s a reference to dealing drugs. A man smokes a cigarette.

Other Noteworthy Elements

A terrified man uncontrollably urinates in his pants.

Conclusion

Is there anything to say about a movie called Kill ‘Em All 2 that you probably can’t already guess?

It’s violent, filled to the brim with shootouts. And even though Phillip personally ends the lives of dozens of people, you do start to wonder why these so-called experienced mercenaries shoot like they’re vying to surpass Star Wars’ stormtroopers in a “missing their shots” competition. I suppose it wouldn’t be a very fun movie if the protagonist and his companions didn’t have that kind of plot armor.

When Phillip’s not killing all of ‘em, he, and plenty of others, spend their time using crude language as they discuss what tactics might assist them in accomplishing their violent goal.

Both of those elements—the violence and language—I expected. But I was surprised to find that a film packed with at least a half dozen action scenes could be so boring to watch.

But maybe that’s due to the film’s title giving away the inevitable conclusion of the plot.


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Kennedy Unthank

Kennedy Unthank studied journalism at the University of Missouri. He knew he wanted to write for a living when he won a contest for “best fantasy story” while in the 4th grade. What he didn’t know at the time, however, was that he was the only person to submit a story. Regardless, the seed was planted. Kennedy collects and plays board games in his free time, and he loves to talk about biblical apologetics. He thinks the ending of Lost “wasn’t that bad.”

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