Actors: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton,
Mark Strong, Edward Holcroft, Hanna Alström, Sophie Cookson, Julianne Moore,
Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, Elton John, Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges
Rating: 9 out of 10, The original
Kingsman was one of my favorite movies over the past few years. I’m a huge fan
of director Matthew Vaughn but he does seem to struggle with sequels. The
Golden Circle had all of the trademark cheekiness of the original but it lacked
some of the spark that made it so unique. Taron Edgerton still balances his
suave secret agent personae with his lower class upbringing as the very
challenged hero. He’s trying to maintain his romance with a Swedish princess
while endeavoring to thwart a worldwide contamination of illegal drugs. Don’t
worry – it’s not supposed to make sense. Two of my favorite characters were
killed off this time but no one’s death seems permanent in this property, just
ask Colin Firth. Juliann Moore camps it up as the villain running her nefarious
plot from a diner in the jungles of Cambodia and her “go to” weapon – a meat
grinder. Like I said – it doesn’t have to make sense as long as the action and
gadgets keep coming at the relentless pace. So, not as enjoyable as the first
Kingsman foray, but still a lot of senseless fun and chaos.
MVP: Egerton as the emergent Eggsy
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