Totally and utterly ridiculous...and I like it!

Rating: Null/10 (19 December 2015)

Kingsman was highly recommended to me by a friend that knows what I like in film and TV and I finally got a free movie weekend from my provider and saw it available to watch. It was not at all what I expected--it was extremely out there and not believable...yet I was still into it.
Usually there are things that are outrageous and if there are an overwhelming amount of said outrageous things, the story loses believability for me and I have trouble suspending disbelief. For most of the film, I could not buy into the ridiculous scenarios, but I kept with it and kept trying. I enjoyed Taron Egerton's Eggsy so much so, and grew attached to the character. I wanted him to succeed and felt for him during his Kingsman training/testing. I think the real turning point was a major character's death, and then I totally was able to suspend disbelief and cheer on Eggsy and what remained of the Kingsman Service.
Samuel L. Jackson is great, but his character was one of the ones that didn't make any logical sense. I could never take him seriously as a baddie because of the way he spoke. His sidekick with the lower leg blades, or whatever those were, were another outrageous element that made this movie utterly ridiculous.
Overall, I rate this 8 out of 10 stars for the humour it provided and the discovery of Taron Egerton!