Massively enjoyable and a fun take/pastiche of the spy genre

Rating: 9/10 (12 July 2015)

You may see reviews that are very critical of the violence.... But like duh?? Matthew Vaughn I mean come on? He did kick ass. People should really do their research before watching films. This film isn't necessarily needed to be taken seriously, although if you are a student of media/film studies there is a lot to be analyzed. kingsmen is extremely fun and if the sight of blood makes you feel ill and you enjoy good op violent action, perhaps you're a Tarantino fan? The film is fast paced not boring and easy to watch. A great set of characters (Taron Egerton's characters is slightly unbelievable as a street kid, but is otherwise captivating and comes across as very comfortable in the role despite his filmography being minimal in contrast to many of the a list cast but still holds his own. His forced cockney didn't annoy me, in fact I really liked his character and just went with it) the female antagonist is awesome and overall a really. Enjoyable, visually and technically impressive film with a great script.