Surprisingly Enjoyable! 7/10

Rating: 7/10 (2 August 2015)

Review: For some unknown reason, my expectations for this movie really wasn't that high and I wasn't that impressed with the footage that I had seen on the trailers but now that I've watched it, I am quite impressed. The action scenes were great, especially when Firth was kicking butt in the church and the storyline really wasn't that bad. The transformation of the rude boy to a suit wearing secret agent was also brilliant and I definitely want some of those gadgets. Anyway, the film is about an undercover agency (Kingsman), who are on the hunt for a new spy to join there exclusive intelligence organisation so the individual agents take on an apprentice to train them up. Colin Firth takes on his fellow agents son, who sadly died whilst saving his squad so Firth feels obliged to give his son a chance to join there elite group. Whilst going through training, a billionaire tech genius (Jackson) threatens to take over the world by installing chips into mobile phones and giving them to people for free, so time is not on the agents side. By the time that the training is coming to a close and there are only 2 candidates left, the tech genius starts to cause violence around the world so the agency has no choice but to step in and save the world. I know that it sounds weird, but it's actually quite clever. It has a type of Bond/Mission Impossible flavour which has enough drama and action to keep you entertained from the beginning to the end. I'm usually impressed with Jacksons performances but he didn't seem to fit in this movie. His weird lisp and gangsta clothing was out of place but the other characters were great, especially Colin Firth who had total faith in his apprentice. I also liked Mark Strong, who helped the agents along the way and Michael Caine was a great touch as the head of the elite group. Anyway, I really enjoyed this film and the epic ending was brilliantly put together. Enjoyable!
Round-Up: Although this movie cost a hell of a lot of money to make, you can really see were every penny went and it truly deserved the money it made at the box office. Its the first major role from the 25 year old Taron Egerton, who also starred in Testament Of Youth and has a major role in the upcoming Eddie the Eagle movie. Its directed by Matthew Vaughn who brought you Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, Stardust and Layer Cake and you can definitely see traits of Kick-Ass in this movie. The attention to detail is brilliant, especially during the action scenes and he covered many aspects with the cleverly written storyline. I just hope that they can get a cast as good as this, if they come out with a sequel! Anyway, it amazing to think that Samuel L. Jacksons movies have nearly grossed over $4.5 Billion dollars, with the Avengers being his highest earner at $625million. At 66 years old and with Nick Fury, Black Phantom and Tarzan in the pipeline, he truly is the hardest working man in Hollywood.
Budget: $81million Worldwide Gross: $405million
I recommend this movie to people who are into their action/adventure/comedy movies about a secret agency who recruits a street kid to save the world from a billionaire, tech expert. 7/10