Written by Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn
Based on the Comic by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons
Starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Samuel L. Jackson
A troubled young man is recruited by the secret organization his Father worked for to become an agent. While training to become a Kingsman, the world becomes in danger of a villain who is planning to wipe out much of the human race.
While I have not read the comic book, I can only imagine that this is a close representation of it. It was a fun and intense thrill ride that never made the mistake we see so commonly in action movies nowadays, taking itself too seriously. Throughout, it remains light and comical, even when characters die. Just when you think it's going to become dark and brooding like every comic book movie has become today, it surprised you with a joke. And a hilarious one at that.
There is no other singular word to describe this movie than "bad ass". The heroes are bad ass. The villains are bad ass. Killing the entirety of the fictional version of the Westboro Baptist Church is bad ass. It is filled with intense fight sequences and suspenseful scenes that, regardless of whether or not you think you know what will happen, they keep you second guessing yourself.
I would suggest this movie over any poorly written and incompetently acted movie that just so happened to also be released this weekend (It which shall not be named). If you won't do it for me, do it for Samuel L. Jackson with a lisp…
Hold on to your butts…
My Rating: 7/10
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