Danny
Trejo returns as the elderly ass-kicker, Bad Ass. This time, he’s out to avenge the death of
his young boxing protegee who was killed by a bunch of drug dealers. Aiding him in his quest is a crotchety old
liquor store owner and former hockey player (Danny Glover) who, despite his
advanced age can still throw down.
The
first Bad Ass had a distinct Death Wish type of vibe in its second half and Bad
Asses picks up the baton nicely. This is
a rather straightforward revenge picture that gives Trejo plenty of moments to
shine. My favorite bit was when he
tortured a college drug pusher (played by Jonathan Lipnicki from Jerry
Maguire!) by shoving an oscillating fan onto his nether regions and saying
“Mazel Tov!”
The
addition of Danny Glover was inspired and keeps this sequel from getting
stale. Some of the best scenes in the
movie just contain the Two Dannys busting each other’s balls. Glover has a lot of chemistry with Trejo and
is often very funny. Heck, he just about
steals the whole movie from Trejo!
Glover without a doubt proves once again that he is definitely not
getting too old for this shit.
The
casting of the villain was inspired.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen Andrew Divoff in a major role, so it
was good seeing him playing the slimy Argentinian villain. I mean, come on, who wouldn’t want to see
Danny Trejo square off against the Wishmaster?
Bad
Asses also continues the tradition of using footage from another movie in its
climax. In this case, it’s Narrow Margin. Most times when a film does this, it reeks of
desperation, but somehow when the Bad Ass series does it, it comes off as
weirdly endearing.
AKA: Bad Ass 2:
Bad Asses.
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