Kingsman: The Secret Service - Movie Review

I was going to do a full on review of this film on my YouTube channel, but frankly, I just don't have the time, so here I am doing it on my blog instead, because this is a movie that I very much want to talk about.

So what’s the story? Well a young troublemaker named Egsy-played by Taron Edgerton-is recruited into a secret organisation known as Kingsman made up of…well a legion James Bonds pretty much, he’s mentored by Harry Hart-Played by Colin Firth and they’re trying to take down an evil billionaire Richmond Valentine played by Samuel L Jackson.

This movie is fun, that is the best way to describe it, it’s only February and I’m convinced that this is going to be looked back as the most fun, over the top, most comic book style movie of the year. Which is great, I love over the top comedy-action, again, Kick Ass, so this was right up my alley. The action scenes in this film are incredible, not just from the choreography but from a cinematography point of view, the pacing and camera movements make it feel like it is literally taken from a comic book, I don't think I’ve ever seen action done like this before. And you want to know who the most badass person in the film was? Believe it or not, it was Colin Firth, yeah, that guy from The King’s Speech actually the coolest person in the entire film, and he without a doubt has the best scene in the film, I won’t spoil it but…it takes place in a church, that’s all I’ll say.

In fact, that’s another thing, this film has an insane cast behind it, Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Samuel L Jackson, Mark Hamill-who despite not getting many scenes, actually gave a really good performance. Jackson was really over the top and comical as the villain, he has a lisp and gets queasy at the sight of blood, yet he’s trying to pretty much cause mass genocide. I don’t really know what else to say about this film apart from…it’s fun, it is so much fun, every scene just builds on top of the last, every character is entertaining, every joke gets a laugh. Everything about this film is just over the top, action packed, one line spewing movie goodness, it may not have deep themes or hidden morals, this movie is pretty much Cheesy James Bond mixed with Kick Ass, and if that doesn’t sound like the best thing ever then I guess this movie just isn’t for you. 

Cause I’m giving Kingsman a 9/10.

-Danny