Best Spy movie in a while

Rating: 9/10 (14 July 2017)

I was very surprised how much this director expanded the 6 issues material to a quite extraordinary film.
We have the toys,we have the villain,we have the mentor figure and we have the lead,all pieces falling perfectly into place to form a Kingsman's journey to success.
Eggsy's life and growth are meant to reflect our lives and our continuous evolution and strife to be better.He had a tragic childhood,losing his father,her mother replacing him with some unworthy suitor she found,probably to provide safety to her family.Despite the life he is inspired to lead in spite of his new father,Galahad takes him under his wing and proposes him to be the next Lancelot,a recent Kingsman who died on the field,in honor of his former student,Eggsy's dad sacrifice for his team.Despite not passing the final test,after his mentor's death he takes the responsibility of stopping Valentine.What I particularly liked is that he came up with the solution which got them out of an almost deadly spot even if I expected Galahad to come back and save the day.This movie does well on shading light and giving the deserved spot to their main character without undermining the journey and grooming his qualities which he uses in the last arc of the ingenuity,combat training,wisdom,quick thinking,efficiency and wit.His best quality,in the end remains his good heart which kept him on the right path all along,a good example being that he did not want to shoot the dog or that he wanted everyone to be safe on the parachute test.
Valentine,played by Samuel L.Jackson is a great villain for me,because he doesn't want to take over the world,kill millions of people,he just wants to provide a mean to diminish the population of the planet so that certain individuals can adapt better and survive more safely.Like every villain he corrupts the politicians of the world to be on his side but unlike some he also uses the hero to test his device,Galahad,who killed everyone in the Church,then kills him without revealing anything.I liked that he takes precautions with the explosive chip inserted in the neck,showing his suspicion. Despite being a maniac for a good cause,what is funny about him is his homophobia to some degree.
The minor characters:Galahad,a well groomed,old Kingsman who hasn't lost any bit of his charm,who's mission is to groom the boy and in doing so repaying the debt to his father,is the mentor,who has to die for his student to take matters into his hands.Gazelle played by the charming Sofia Boutella,was the lover of Valentine,a keen,well trained assassin,who was Eggsy's ultimate test,being his shadow and an apprentice of her own who in the end failed killing the hero.Merlin as his Kingsman's name suggest is the ultimate support,always there to help,the right hand of this story's hero but also his teacher,the one who tested him,among others to see who is worth of a place at the "Round Table".
This movie had an amazing,fitting soundtrack and great action sequences combined with good characters to form a great story and journey.