more entertaining than the last half dozen Bonds combined

Rating: 8/10 (21 February 2015)

I truly loved this movie. It rekindles the innovation, the excitement and the surreal tone that the last few 007 movies have been missing in spades.
Acting is uniformly excellent, with the established names like Caine, Jackson, Firth and Strong as flawless as ever and newcomers like Egerton and Cookson skillfully more than holding their own in such stellar company.
The action scenes are stunning, and unlike many recent action movies , you can actually see what is going on. Cinematography is superb, and the production values are first rate. The budget for Kingsman was a fraction of that of Quantum of Solace, and yet Kingsman looks much more polished.
The score, by two gentlemen whose names I was unfamiliar with is evocative and memorable.
In short I can't endorse this movie strongly enough.