Strong fight scenes make this film good

Rating: 10/10 (18 June 2015)

Went in without any expectations or rather, expected it to be like those Hollywood teenage spy movies. What i got was truly unexpected.
The combat scenes have a level of hardcore and speed that i normally only see in korean films (eg Man from nowhere). With a lot of Hollywood action films, fights are slow and cumbersome, while a fight in this film is at high speed signalling well practised choreography.
The script is fine, with the various scenes that encourage rooting for the "blue collar makes good" are easy to spot but all the actors play their parts well, at the very least. Samuel L Jackson puts in a non standard performance while Colin Firth plays the cultured agent shtick with pizazz. Sofia Boutella makes an impression though sheer audacity and physicality, though at the end of the show i did not even remember her character's name (if it was given). Comedy is doled out in small doses and work well with the overall script.
Not truly a 10/10 film but the show's fight scenes deserve the recognition.