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Title: Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Adrian Quinton | ... | Terrorist (as Adrian Quentin) |
| Colin Firth | ... | Harry Hart / Galahad | |
| Mark Strong | ... | Merlin | |
| Jonno Davies | ... | Lee | |
| Jack Davenport | ... | Lancelot | |
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Alex Nikolov | ... | Little Eggsy |
| Samantha Womack | ... | Michelle Unwin | |
| Mark Hamill | ... | Professor Arnold | |
| Velibor Topic | ... | Big Goon | |
| Sofia Boutella | ... | Gazelle | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Valentine | |
| Michael Caine | ... | Arthur | |
| Taron Egerton | ... | Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin | |
| Geoff Bell | ... | Dean | |
| Jordan Long | ... | Poodle | |
A young man named Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Taron Egerton), whose father died when he was a young boy, is dealing with living with the creep his mother is with now, who mistreats her and him. He goes out and does something to one of the creep's friends. He gets arrested and he calls the number a man gave him around the time his father died, to call if he needs help. A man named Harry Hart (Colin Firth) approaches him and tells him he's the one who helped him. He tells him that he knew his father. When the man Eggsy slighted wants some payback, Harry takes care of him and his companions single-handedly. Harry then tells Eggsy that he's part of a secret organization called "The Kingsman", and his father was also part of it. He died trying to make the world safe. Harry offers Eggsy the opportunity to be a Kingsman, and he takes it. He undergoes a gruelling training course. Harry is looking into the demise of another Kingsman, and the trail leads him to tech billionaire Valentine, a.k.a. "V" (... Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
Matthew Vaughn is now one of those directors that I can trust. This is my third movie I've seen by him and he still has not disappointed me. I remember when I first saw Kick Ass and was blown away with how great it is (probably in my top 25).
This film is a big shout out (basically) to old spy films. It has everything: women, awesome fight scenes, gadgets, and even a ridiculous villain. Samuel L. Jackson plays the villain in this movie, and it's nice because we usually don't see him in that role. He also had a lisp in the entire movie so almost everything he said would make me chuckle. There's also a girl who has blades for feet, which is outrageous but because how Vaughn did an excellent job with choreographing fight scenes, her role worked really well into the film. It's the same for Jackson's character.
The action scenes in general were fantastic. Like I said in the last paragraph, the choreography is very well done. This is also because of the smooth editing and shots Vaughn chose for all of the fight scenes. It's a very fun thing to see.
There really aren't any huge gripes for this movie. The only small thing that I can think of is I wish there was a bit more of Cookson's character in the third act.
Kingsman is a fun spy thriller movie that had me laughing many times and also had more than a few boundary-pushing moments. However it all worked because of the smooth editing and well-choreographed scenes along with great acting from the entire cast. If you are looking for a good popcorn movie to see, this is a movie you should see with your pals.