Review of Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) by Ahnehnois — 13 Feb 2015

It's not a movie to be taken seriously, but it is fun. It's also quite violent. It's a bit of a James Bond send-off, with even more over the top action, and occasionally funny gags. The sense of style imbued by Colin Firth and the movie's ubiquitous high fashion (the secret agents pose as high-end tailors) elevate it slightly from a typical popcorn movie.

There are also some odd real-life parallels, from a murderous henchman with blades for legs who was at one point to be played by Oscar Pistorius, to a presumably unintentional Kim Kardashian reference at the end.

Eyes may roll at the manufactured stakes, the racial dynamics, or the movie's lone child being conveniently spared from its climactic bloodbath, but it's all in good fun.