Action packed and really funny in all the right places

Rating: 9/10 (23 December 2015)

Kingsman: The Secret Service is an action spy comedy film based on the comic of the same name and directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass, X-Men: First Class). I thought it was great fun. It was action packed and really funny in all the right places.
Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Taron Egerton) is a teenage delinquent, who lives with his mum and her abusive boyfriend in a small flat in London. One night, Eggsy steals the car of someone he doesn't like, crashes it into a police car and is sent to jail. A short time later he is bailed out by man named Harry Hart (Colin Firth), a veteran secret agent who informs Eggsy that his father was one of their top agents who died saving Harry's life 18 years ago. Harry takes Eggsy under his wing and leads him into the world of espionage to stop a dangerous super-villain Mr. Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson) from taking over the world.
There are plenty of allusions and references to other action spy films like the James Bond and Jason Bourne series and this movie satirises many of their most memorable moments really well. The film's action scenes were also very well choreographed and this is thanks to Matthew Vaughn's fast paced directing style. Colin Firth was great as the English gentleman style secret agent Harry Hart and newcomer Taron Egerton was also enjoyable as the protagonist Eggsy. There was rarely a dull moment.
I rate it 8.5/10 and I recommend it to anyone who liked the first Kick Ass movie and Hot Fuzz.