Gore Meets Comedy, Johnny English Meets James Bond!

Rating: 8/10 (23 February 2015)

Imagine James Bond, Jack Bauer, Jason Bourne and Johnny English in one movie, that's KINGSMAN: Secret Service.
On the surface, Kingsman is a lively, and vividly illustrated bloodfest. If you're into movies where blades fly and heads and arms get impaled and detached, this one's for you. It teems with gore and violence, its brutality weirdly presented in ludicrously colorful and hilarious ways. KINGSMAN will both entertain and keep you on the edge of your seat. It starts with a deadly mission, one that would send one of the KINGSMAN secret agents to his death.This death forces kingsman agent, Harry Hart (code name: Galahad), to personally deliver a bravery medal to his colleague's family, which the widow refuses to accept. The only son, receives it, instead. Now several years' passed, that medal, with a phone number encrypted on its back, leads the boy to KINGSMAN. And suddenly, he's brought into the dangerous world of espionage.
The film's charm comes chiefly from two key characters, Harry Hart (Collin Firth) and our young unassuming hero, "Eggsy" (Taron Egerton). Collin Firth's portrayal is truly remarkable, delivered with breathtakingly deadly elegance and aplomb, it's the one you would only expect from James Bond, and here, he might have done even more. Standing on totally opposite ground, is Eggsy, a young, playful teenager, who often gets into fights. He possesses an equally irresistible charm, only subtled beneath his choice of clothes, that is too unbecoming of a debonair secret agent. Together, these two, an ensemble of strong supports, Matt Vaughn's impeccable direction, and breathtaking visuals, result to this totally awe-inspiring film.
But beneath that facade of bloodbath and elaborately executed violence, what makes this movie deeply moving, is its reasonating message about what truly makes a man noble. In the end, Kingsman is a motion picture with an irresistibly overwhelming appeal, extravagantly delivered with stunning cinematography and jawdropping, some of which, comedy-imbued action sequences. I give this film 8/10 stars.