Directed, co-written and produced by Matthew Vaughn, this origin story of the Kingsman series first introduced in 2014 carries all the swashbuckling antics that viewers have come to expect.
Set in the period preceding WWI and laced with somewhat true life characters of the time such as President Woodrow Wilson, Kaiser Wilhelm, Czar Nicholas and King George, not to mention Grigori Rasputin, retelling would have one to believe that the Kingsman were indespensable in persuading the U. S. A. To enter the war after taking away an embarrising bit of film showing Wilson in a compromising position.
At 2 hours and 11 minutes, this episode is never boring. At the one point, one did get the feeling that it would anti-climatic as it gave us an unforseen tragic death. Not so.
Instead, the script of Vaughn and Kar Gajdusek wasted no time in character development without all the details aided by the fantastic cinematography directed by Ben Davis, magnificent stunt work, outstanding set decoration by Dominic Capon and Costume Design by Michele Clapton.
And while the script is the thing, star Ralph Fiennes did not over due it. Aided by Djimon Hounsou(Amistad among many others), Gemma Arterton, and Rhys Ifans as Rasputin, The Kings Man is a winner for action movie fans who love the English Gentlemanly touch.
I would watch it again. Let's see what the sequel has to offer.
Set in the period preceding WWI and laced with somewhat true life characters of the time such as President Woodrow Wilson, Kaiser Wilhelm, Czar Nicholas and King George, not to mention Grigori Rasputin, retelling would have one to believe that the Kingsman were indespensable in persuading the U. S. A. To enter the war after taking away an embarrising bit of film showing Wilson in a compromising position.
At 2 hours and 11 minutes, this episode is never boring. At the one point, one did get the feeling that it would anti-climatic as it gave us an unforseen tragic death. Not so.
Instead, the script of Vaughn and Kar Gajdusek wasted no time in character development without all the details aided by the fantastic cinematography directed by Ben Davis, magnificent stunt work, outstanding set decoration by Dominic Capon and Costume Design by Michele Clapton.
And while the script is the thing, star Ralph Fiennes did not over due it. Aided by Djimon Hounsou(Amistad among many others), Gemma Arterton, and Rhys Ifans as Rasputin, The Kings Man is a winner for action movie fans who love the English Gentlemanly touch.
I would watch it again. Let's see what the sequel has to offer.