One of my all time favorites

Rating: 10/10 (27 October 2018)

The movie Kingsman: The Secret Service is a wonderful film that released in 2014. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, the first instalment of this movie franchise shows the life of a young Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin (Taron Egerton) who goes from a loser in the streets, into a top notch secret agent who saves the world. The movie also features Colin Firth as Harry Hart, who is one of secret service members known as Agent Galahad. Firth does an excellent job in his role, and the viewer really gets attached to his character. The film does a great job of introducing itself to the viewer and makes it clear what is going on. The viewer knows what the agency is all about, and it even gives some insight on how the organization was founded in a way that makes it seem like it could be possible to exist in our world today. Kingsman is also a great comedy, with some of the jokes being directed towards other movies. At one point in the film, the James Bond film franchise is mentioned and made fun of for having using generic spy plot line in all its movies. The film also states in its own dialog that "This ain't that kind of movie" when referring to the generic spy film one would expect. Kingsman: The Secret Service is truly a wonderful movie that can shock someone with a big surprise, fill them with laughter, and put them at the edge of their seat as the movie gets closer to its big finale. I find myself going back to it now and then to watch the fantastic film again.