4.5 *
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Colin Firth, S.J Jackson
Running time: 129 mins
Certification: 15
Matthew Vaughn once again exceeds all expectations as the dubbed 'copy-cat Bond' by many critics surprisingly contained wit action and romance. Many believed no one could ever create a spy thriller that could compete with the likes of 007, moreover the genre has been monotonised in recent times with the likes of: 'Bourne Legacy', 'Mission Impossible' and failures such as 'Red' however this witty thriller and beginning of a new franchise offers new gadgets and gismos as well as the arrogance and dashing males. Moreover there has been a movement to introduce women spies in recent times with the likes of 'Veronica Mars' and yes, Kingsman incorporated this too, offering a recent twist on ageing stereotypes.
The film is riddled with big names, helping promote the film, eg Colin Firth and Samuel L. Jackson in particular, playing an evil megalomaniac with a lisp affiliated on world domination. There is the classic cliches with some ambiguous sexual references which take away the professionalism of the film however it is all in good spirit. A good film, with a few tweaks there could be a promising sequel.
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