It's 2 years after the first movie. Becky (Lulu Wilson) is now 16 and has not done well in foster care. She and her dog Diego do make a friend in Elena and board with her. Becky angers a group of sexist malcontents. They follow her home. They kill Elena and steal Diego. Becky tracks them down to an anti-government group led by Darryl (Seann William Scott).
I kinda like the first movie with some reservations. I like Lulu Wilson and her psycho killer eyes. The first movie does benefit from the fun of a little girl killing machine. She's more grown up and the sequel has to grow up a bit. The writing remains an issue. There is no way that those thugs would let Becky live after killing Elena. You never leave a witness to a murder. You kill one. You kill them all. It makes even less sense to steal the dog and leave her behind. I am glad that Becky mentions being bored with guns. Guns would be too easy for her. The spaces between the killings still lag. This franchise is probably going to keep going. The writing needs to be better. It remains an interesting but flawed franchise.
I kinda like the first movie with some reservations. I like Lulu Wilson and her psycho killer eyes. The first movie does benefit from the fun of a little girl killing machine. She's more grown up and the sequel has to grow up a bit. The writing remains an issue. There is no way that those thugs would let Becky live after killing Elena. You never leave a witness to a murder. You kill one. You kill them all. It makes even less sense to steal the dog and leave her behind. I am glad that Becky mentions being bored with guns. Guns would be too easy for her. The spaces between the killings still lag. This franchise is probably going to keep going. The writing needs to be better. It remains an interesting but flawed franchise.