Nudge nudge, wink wink ...

Rating: 5/10 (11 September 2017)

I like the 'finishing school' aspects of it... If the tone had been more ruthless, instead of playful, its criticism of the elites could have been interesting. As it is, it's wasted.
Give me a serious spy movie any day, though. I don't share Mr. Vaughan's juvenile sensibility. I can appreciate the place that violence and profanity have in cinema - I just don't think they're 'cool' any more, because I'm no longer 12 (36, tomorrow).
I am literally too old for this sh-- ... It's too violent for kids, but it's too silly for adults (and no, "Kick Ass" and the campy Bond films never worked for me, either).
When you flag up your in jokes as they're used, it doesn't make them endearing, it just makes them trite. You're drawing too much attention and trying too hard, instead of being suave.
Don't kid yourself, Matthew. It's EXACTLY that kind of movie. You just can't resist.