Plot
A spy organization recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program, just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

Release Year: 2014

Rating: 8.2/10 (91,883 voted)

Critic's Score: 59/100

Director: Matthew Vaughn

Stars: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson

Storyline
Based upon the acclaimed comic book and directed by

Writers: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn

Cast:
Adrian Quinton - Terrorist
Colin Firth - Harry Hart / Galahad
Mark Strong - Merlin
Jonno Davies - Lee
Jack Davenport - Lancelot
Alex Nikolov - Little Eggsy
Samantha Womack - Michelle Unwin
Mark Hamill - Professor Arnold
Velibor Topic - Big Goon
Sofia Boutella - Gazelle
Samuel L. Jackson - Valentine
Michael Caine - Arthur
Taron Egerton - Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin
Geoff Bell - Dean
Jordan Long - Poodle

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Country: UK, USA

Language: English, Arabic, Swedish

Release Date: 13 February 2015

Filming Locations: London, England, UK

Box Office Details

Budget: $81,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend: $42,000,000 (USA) (13 February 2015)

Gross: $114,570,000 (USA) (20 March 2015)

Runtime: 129 min

Trivia:
In his final scene, Arthur tossed out the idea of making Eggsy the new Galahad. Galahad is, according to various Arthurian legends, the son of Lancelot, which is the codename formerly owned by Eggsy's father. See more »

Goofs:
When the skydivers are shown jumping out of the aircraft, a Shorts model 330, an altimeter is visible on the jumpers arms show that the group is jumping out at well above 30,000 feet. This is much higher than the Shorts 330 service ceiling altitude of only 27,000 feet. However, Kingsman vehicles are not the standard model but rather upgraded versions with enhanced capabilities. See more »

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Rating: 10/10

I'm going to be honest about this: I like unabashedly violent action films. I'm 42 years old, I'm from Texas and I can take it. Growing up with films like 'Rambo', 'Die Hard', 'The Terminator' and 'Robocop', I can't stand that watered-down "no-blood-no-swearing" gutless kiddie fare that is being served as "action" these days. I know the real thing when I see it - we used to see it all the time back in the day - and I hardly ever see it anymore.

Which brings me to this movie. 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' was being shown just around the corner from where I live, and because I loved two of director Matthew Vaughn's previous films, 'Layer Cake' and 'Kick-Ass', I naturally took the chance to see it. I had already read some comments from previous screenings that this film was totally bad-ass, and I can now say that's actually putting it mildly. This film is nothing short of bat-shît crazy.

Years ago Tarantino said in an interview that he had written a James Bond script and that he would love to direct a Bond film. Sadly, that never happened, but ever since I read that I wondered what an R-rated Bond might be like. I don't know, maybe Matthew Vaughn has read that interview too and saw the potential, because 'Kingsman' is pretty much that: An ultra violent, funny, crazy, foul-mouthed James Bond film (with a little bit of 'Men in Black' and 'Mission Impossible' thrown in). You could say that this is to Bond what 'Game of Thrones' is to 'Lord of the Rings': Where the former can't and dare not go (for marketing and box office reasons), the latter joyfully and gloriously ventures. Dirty and (very black) humor - check. Bad language - check. Gratuitous violence - check. Needless to say, I was thrilled.

But it's also a fantastic action film with an amazing cast (Oscar winners Colin Firth and Michael Caine, plus Sam Jackson AND Mark Hamill) and spectacular, over-the-top fight-scenes that in some instances even rival films like 'The Raid' for their sheer visceral intensity. In short, if you're as fed up with lame wannabe Die-Hards and Terminators as I am, go watch this film. Apart from the rare 'John Wick' or 'Equalizer', 'Kingsman' seems to be pretty much the only antidote to the toothless, generic tripe Hollywood tries to pass for action these days. 9 stars for the film and the story, 11 stars for the balls to pull this off the way they did. Average = a perfect 10.

EDIT:

P.S. I recently stumbled upon an article on the importance of R rated movies. If you're a film fan (especially of films that don't cater to teenagers), you might find it as enlightening as I have:

www.the-fanboy-perspective.com/the-importance-of-the-r-rating.html

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