A Typical Good Movie with a Bad Script

Rating: 6/10 (28 August 2015)

English is not my mother tongue, please excuse any errors on my part.
I really like the concept of a gentleman spy. The idea that there exists a secret spy society that saves the world from villains while still maintaining the image of a perfect gentleman leaves us infinite imagination space. I hope there will be a sequel to this movie because much more stories can be told about this secret organization.
Another great feature of this movie is the decent actions. Certain aspects of the action scenes were done well and some of the bullet time actions was good. My favorite action scene is the massacre in the church though a lot of people claim that it is revoltingly violent and disturbingly bloody. But I prefer to call it "the aesthetics of violence". No where in the world has the issue of media violence been such debated as in our society. From my point of view, there is no necessary correlation between media violence and "real" violence. On the contrary, I expect movies to be an outlet for pressure and stress.
The best performance came from Colin Firth. He took his role seriously and played it to the hilt. The personality of the role "Harry Hart" is one of several highlights in this movie. Colin's wonderful performance and wholehearted dedication perfectly interpreted the meaning of a gentleman spy.
This movie has many advantages, but its disadvantages are equally notable. The worst of all is the bad script. I expected this new movie might be a innovation, but is still a stereotype. As a throwback to the old spy flick, it fails in many aspects. the concept of a kid taking over for his dad and quasi predecessor is a cliché. The idea of a Swedish princess offering anal sex to the hero is just absurd. moreover, it tells a story about a dotcom genius with an aversion to blood who wants to destroy the world, does this sound familiar? These film clichés are overused in cinemas and it astonished me to see them in this movie.As the movie progresses, the entire of validity of the character's morals were flushed down the drain.
Beyond that, the English jokes always bounce me out of the movie. Granted I am used to American jokes and I get that English humor is a bit different, but I still don't think nuclear head explosion or McDonalds being served on a sliver plate is that much funny anymore.
Once again, I apologize for any mistake in my English.