Kingsman: The Secret Service: Directed by Matthew Vaughn, Starring: Colin Firth,and Taron Egerton.2/16/2015 Kingsman: The Secret Service is a film that is not burdened by many things that hamper other films. A "PG-13" rating? Nope this is full on Matthew Vaughn "R" rated. Actors in their comfort zones? Screw that. Any hold on politically correctness? Nope that's not here. But in breaking all of these restraints it goes for what it wants to be. And what it wants to be is one of the best spy/parody of spy movies of all time. As a quick summary: Kingsman is about Eggsy (Taron Egerton), a man who is recruited into an international spy ring called Kingsman by Colin Firth's Galahad. Together with the rest of the agency they have to stop an evil megalomaniac played by Samuel L. Jackson. And as I said the film ignores things like political correctness, which results in an unrestrained experience. It gives off a vibe that sort of says, "We're going to put whatever the f••• we want on screen for the sake of fun and nothing else.” One of the most important things to do when making a film like this is to assure that it won’t completely fall apart. Matthew Vaughn skillfully keeps the plot afloat and harnesses the film’s energy instead of letting it die. The movie is fun, which is what ultimately helps it smooth over some of the tonal problems that pop up. That's another problem that comes with throwing stuff on screen. It's not even that big a deal, but at the speed that the film goes the moments when you realize that the tone has changed are really jarring. But it's too energetic and fun to really allow you to dwell on this. Something that also keeps the film going are the performances. There are a lot of actors out of their comfort zones in this movie, but they are all perfect at selling this universe. Colin Firth is definitely the one to mention, going from a slow drama actor to a full on action hero in a series of scenes. The action scenes are choreographed incredibly and shot in a way that is endlessly exciting. It's something I did not expect Firth to fit into but he's perfect and has more charisma than anyone else on screen. That's not to say that the other actors are lacking. Taron Egerton is a lot of fun as Eggsy, but seems a little one note. That seems to be part of the joke because that's how many spy heroes are, and it ends up working really nicely. Samuel L. Jackson isn't given too much to do, but what's there is instantly memorable. However even more memorable is his henchwomen who has blades for feet. Now I want to go over something very quickly. This movie is going to offend the hell out of some people. It is not subtle and at times is very violent, bloody, and gory. But it's all in good fun for the most part. There is a scene in a church that I will warn you guys about, but if you don't mind Vaughn's signature gory violence you'll be fine. Vaughn is a great action director, and as I mentioned above the action scenes are superb. This is such a fun, violent, smart, crazy, funny, and overall entertaining movie. I do think that it has some tonal problems, but other than that this is a wonderful movie going experience. PS: There's a cameo appearance by an actor from Star Wars in this that made me almost jump out of my seat. It was awesome. I give Kingsman: The Secret Service a 9 out of 10. Reviewed by Stephen Tronicek. Edited by Holly Clemons.
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