A good laugh

Rating: 7/10 (8 September 2016)

I don't really have many thoughts for this film; it's a commercial family film that has garnered worldwide popularity. Yet I would still like to pen down some comments as this film really stands out from other comedy films that experience degrading quality.
Firstly, I love the fact that this film is UK-based. There's something royal, traditional and prestigious about high societies in UK, a thing that US societies could hardly achieve (of course except for The Great Gatsby...). It places a huge emphasis on the part of being a gentleman, a brilliant story telling device.
I would say that the plot is not new: a kid with a deceased dad grows up to be a excellent spy that successfully saves the world. However, the way the story is narrated does much justice to the film's success. The humour intertwined with action scenes and humanitarian aspects harness every angle of the film.
The only thing that I don't quite like about the film is that the objectification of women. Even though it's only to add humour to the film, I would prefer the director break the tradition and bring in a fresh air to the spies films where women do not solely serve as awards for men. Well, it does make a female to become the new Lancelot, but she is much overshadowed by Eggsy anyway. Furthermore, she is depicted as a smart but rather diffident woman.