Who doesn't love a good action movie!?!?!?

Rating: 8/10 (17 February 2015)

Kingsman: The Secret Service- Today's spy movies feature too much goriness and unneeded intensity that the final product always turns out generically the same and adds nothing to the genre. To put it simply, they have no style. Kingsman: The Secret Service, I am very happy to say, is an exception. Stylish is the best way to describe this movie. It is the best spy film I have seen since Casino Royale. It is a breathe of fresh air to see a movie that perfectly balances action and comedy together. It is more like the Pierce Brosnan Bond films and in my opinion, those were the most enjoyable. With great action, witty humor, and great performances from the whole cast, Kingsman: The Secret Service is the most enjoyable film of the year so far.
Is it perfect? No. No film is ever perfect. The only flaw I could see though was some of the action sequences seem really far-fetched and hard to believe. I believe this is on purpose though. This is the quintessence of why kids want to be super-spys when they grow up. It so much fun and the spies always seem to do it with what today would be called "swag."
The best aspect of the movie was, no matter what it was doing, it was doing it with style. It added something to the genre. Even though it didn't hold back on violence, it didn't focus on it and that was a huge difference in making it stand out from the other spy thrillers of the past. Everything going on in the film was so much fun. The action they did, no matter if a guy was getting cut in half or one guy was taking on a platoon of bad guys, no one ever had to turn away because it was never too much violence, it was just enough. The director, Matthew Vaughn, said this movie was in part a tribute to the old Bond films. He definitely did them an honor.
The acting and action were both equally the best parts of this movie. Colin Firth by far had an incredible performance as the suave, badass Kingsman Harry "Galahad" Hart. No one could've played his part better. The way he was able to carry himself throughout the movie was the same kind as the likes of Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery, and Daniel Craig. When I watched the trailer for Kingsman, I wasn't sure who the actor playing the main character was. Taron Egerton is his name and I believe the casting department did a great job at choosing an up and coming actor to play Gary "Eggsy" Unwin. This way, the audience did not think of him as any other characters as they were watching the movie and were able to believe his transformation into a Kingsman very quickly. He delivered a great performance as Eggsy, and you could tell he was having a lot of fun while doing it.
Be aware there is a good deal of violence in this movie. But, if you are a fan of spy films or good action films in general, I recommend you see Kingsman: The Secret Service while it is still in theaters.
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