When I first saw the preview for Kingsman: The Secret Service I had 0 desire to see it. First off, it appeared to be a kid’s
movie. Secondly, it seemed like it would
be full of awkward, cringe inducing one liners, something I absolutely
despise. However, after a friend recommended
it to me I figured I’d give it a go and I was pleasantly surprised. The movie was fantastic. First off, it was rated R so any aspect of “kid
movie” went out the window after copious amounts of the F word and the
superfluously violent fight scenes. Add
that to that Samuel L. Jackson as the flamboyant billionaire super villain with
a lisp, alongside the always suave James Bond-esque Colin Firth as head agent
Galahad and you’ve got the formula for a great movie.
Beginning with a failed mission in the Middle East in
which an agent in training sacrifices himself for his compatriots including
Firth, we find the man had a young son at home.
Galahad returns and offers the boy a Kingsman medal with a number and
tells him if he ever needs anything to call the number and give the code word. Years later, the young man nicknamed Eggsy finds
himself in some trouble and calls the number.
Gallahad reaches out and informs him of the Kingsman, a private secret
agency tasked with saving the world from its threats free of the influence of
world governments. Eggsy begins his
training alongside other candidates to replace the recently deceased Lancelot
who was killed on a recent mission investigating billionaire Richmond Valentine
(Jackson). As Valentine’s plot becomes
clear, a conspiracy begins to unravel as Eggsy must use his training to help
the Kingsman take down Valentine.
The film was beyond entertaining and surprisingly
thought out. We get enough background on
the history of the Kingsman to appreciate the organization and answer our
questions (i.e. who are they, where did they come from, what’s their
deal?) The action sequences are wonderfully
choreographed and when combined with a veritable smorgasbord of weapons and
gadgets make for some intensely awesome fight scenes. The training of the new agents is also
fantastic as the young men and women are put into death defying situations in
which they must react in real time adding an adrenaline inducing excitement to
each task. The humor is perfect as
well. Subtle enough to not be too in
your face and cliché but over the top at just the right times; Samuel L.
Jackson is superb. Overall, the film was
immensely entertaining and something I would most certainly watch again. It felt like a mash up of James Bond, Harry
Potter, and Kill Bill with sup
er cool spy gadgets and copious amounts of
obscenities. What could be better than
that?
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