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Then, like many of the dismemberments here, the body splits apart with no blood spill. In the beginning, we witness the split-second dissection of a Kingsman, who is cut in half vertically. There’s also an “explosive” ending that would put a Disneyland fireworks show to shame (see this just for the violence).Īs violent as it is, Kingsman: The Secret Service stays away from being gory. The fight scene in a church between Harry and a congregation of racist fundamentalists is brutal, bloody, and beautiful. But Kingsman: The Secret Service deserves its hard R, which most spy films of the past refused to do. The hand-to-hand fighting is not new, but it is memorable and choreographed beautifully. What’s fresh is the comic book approach to action and violence. Today, there are plenty of self-aware nods to Bond and other spy franchises of cinema. Valentine is a supervillain with his share of quirks and weaknesses, and his plan is technically not evil in its foundation but genocidal in execution. Since this is a spy film, there are plenty of out-of-this-world gadgets. “Hart nominates the streetwise, in trouble with the law, son of a former knight, Eggsy…” But, of course, his ultimate undoing is his heart.

The tests Eggsy and his fellow recruits are put through require brute strength and clear intellectual thinking.

Eggsy is an everyday kid (with a particular set of skills) who fights his way out of a bad home situation to ultimately become a kick-a*s adult. As an avid comic book reader in my youth, it hits many of my secret superhero checkboxes. There’s a lot familiar and fresh when it comes to Kingsman: The Secret Service. Along with fellow nominees, including Roxy (Sophie Cookson) and Charlie (Edward Holcroft), the crew is put through a life and death audition for the position. Hart nominates the streetwise, in trouble with the law, son of a former knight, Eggsy (Taron Egerton). In immediate need of a replacement, Kingsman leader Arthur (Michael Caine) tells the remaining “knights,” including Harry Hart (Colin Firth), to nominate potential replacements. Jackson) - a sorta villainous Steve Jobs archetype, and his deadly razor footed companion, Gazelle (Sofia Boutella). Unfortunately, the Kingsman lost one of their own at the hands of the evil Valentine (Samuel L. They act without authority because if it were left to politicians, the world would have crumbled centuries ago (we could debate this insane/benevolent idea for another time).

Matthew Vaughn’s 2014 Kingsman: The Secret Service was just the comeback I needed/wanted.īased on Mark Millar’s comic, The Kingsman is a secret service that exists to keep the world’s political tensions in balance. As much as the world loved Daniel Craig’s grounded take on 007 James Bond, me personally, I missed the over-the-top, surreal world of global espionage and intrigue of the original Bond movies.

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