Kingsman embraces its Bond influence- transcends its genre

Rating: 8/10 (29 January 2015)

Kingsman starts out like a fairly normal spy movie. In fact, almost routine-like. I started to have fears of director Matthew Vaughn's impressive action credentials being confined only within the X-men universe. But as the standard bond plot goes on; the more insane and crazy the action became.
Statements were being made about the idea of violence- how much is too much- should we identify with our heroes reacting to violence with little to no emotion (if not sadistically enjoying it); and at the same time Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman were reveling in not only the crazy violence displayed on screen, but the potential reactions of the audiences.
I saw one trailer of this marketed like a spy-version of one of the Young Adult novels; and the thought of teens expecting Stormbreaker 2 when watching this made me side with Vaughn and co. This is a film that embraces the bond tropes so hard that they almost burst. And that is a great thing.