I actually had to wait until this movie came out on DVD to see it like everyone else, because I couldn't find a legitimate copy on the internet and I didn't see it in theaters. So, this is a rather late review of "Kingsman: The Secret Service"originally released in theaters back in February 2015. For those who haven't seen it by now, go to Redbox or download online ASAP. It's a brilliant film that features some of the most famous and distinguished British actors, such as Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Geoff Bell, and Michael Caine. It also stars newcomer, Taron Egerton as "Egsy", the newest "Kingsman". Not to mention, Samuel L. Jackson plays the villain; "Valentine" who is far from a 'scary' villain. He plays a goofy, hemophobic terrorist posing as a rich philanthropist. He dresses like Justin Bieber and talks with a lisp, it's hard to take him seriously as the "bad guy" in this movie.
It reminds me of Guy Ritchie movies like "Snatch", "RocknRolla", and "Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels" and even features many of the same actors. In fact, I'm surprised Guy Ritchie didn't direct this film, it's actually directed by Mathew Vaughn, who worked with Guy Ritchie on those popular UK movies, such as "Revolver", "Snatch", and "Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels". Mathew Vaughn also produced / directed other popular movies like "Kick-Ass" (1 and 2) and "X-Men: First Class". So that explains the similarity between these UK films.
Based on the acclaimed comic book series, "Kingsman: The Secret Service" is an awesome action-packed, spy movie about a team of elite British spies that work for the English government. These guys blow "James Bond" out of the water. The action sequences are so well choreographed and the special effects are marvelous.I especially like the slow motion fight scenes and all the cool, new spy equipment.
The movie is actually about global warming and population control, which are REAL issues on this planet. "Valentine" sees the two separate issues as one problem, so he gives away free cell phones with SIM cards programmed to kill everyone at the push of a button. That's another REAL thing that I have personally seen in poor, urban communities. They set up little tents and give away free cell phones with a limited amount of minutes and texts to all the poor families that can't afford a cell phone (mainly black people). If you wanted to wipe out the ghetto and the poor, that would be a great way to do it.
This movie has everything I look for in PERFECT film - it had a detailed story line, original plot, phenomenal fight scenes, and realistic graphics all condensed into an hour & 1/2. This movie wastes no time in getting to the intense action sequences. In fact, it begins with an explosive intro and delivers information to the audience without a lot of talking and dialogues. That's why the length of the film is perfect (personally, i don't like long, 3 hour movies). So, I give this movie a perfect 10/ 10 because it's a completely original spy movie unlike any other film in that category and it's only 1 1/2 hours long.
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