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As Vaughn is also the director ofX-Men movies, Kingsman: The Secret Service is definitely another stroll to the park to Vaughn's film producing capabilities. And yes, it was a remarkable spy movie. With a little dash of jokes and ironies, Kingsman: The Secret Service has been saved from being labelled as a parody of James Bond movies.
Apart from the director, credits must certainly be given to the author of the comic book, Millar for his ingenious concepts of stories. Just like 'Kick-Ass', Kingsman:The Secret Service is an incredibly creative story which balance well between comical and action. No one will ever thought that it is possible for a spy movie to not feature any MI6, CIA or any government owned Intelligence group. Instead, Millar introduce us with Kingsman, a secret independent Intelligence group formed by British aristocrats after World War I.
The members of the Kingsman are known with their code names which are taken from the Knights of the Round Table from the Legends of King Arthur. The gentleman Harry Hart or code name 'Galahad' is acted by Colin Firth who is rather a more experienced actor in playing the role as good man than as a man full of action has surprisingly pulled off the act well in the ultra-brutal scene in the church. It was said that Firth orchestrated his own fighting movements without the need of Vaughn.
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| Colin Firth as Galahad Image taken from Google Images |
Though the scenes might receive a bit of complaints from the audience ( a man getting stabbed in his face with a severed hand flying passed by, a preacher having a flagpole pierced through his throat and an axe sticking right on head), it was not major enough to cost the movie to lose its ratings. It was clever of the director to have an 80s song played during the brutal scene to distract the audience from hearing screams and bones cracking.
On the other hand, newcomer Taron Edgerton who portrays our hero, Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin was not that bad either. He was good in switching between the bad boy look to the gentleman, spy look without any noticeable drop in his actings. Edgerton's Eggsy managed to keep up with Firth's Galahad that one could feel the deep bond between the mentor and mentee. Samuel L. Jackson's portrayal as the lisping villain, Valentine who is determined to prevent global warming by wiping out part of mankind was kinda entertaining. Unlike most villains from spy movies, Valentine was not the brutal kind of villain as in James Bond movies.
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Ironically to his villainous mind, Valentine has deep fear of blood that he was having a hard time in shooting Galahad. The part where Valentine served Galahad with McDonald Happy Meal Set was totally unexpected of a villain. Besides Harry Hart, Valentine is another character of Kingsmen: The Secret Service which deserved to have more screen time.
What makes Kingsmen: The Secret Service really unique is it isn't an extremely expensive spy film with high intellectual modern gadgets. It isn't the kind of spy movies that will give you a cold feeling as soon as you leave the cinemas. It is a movie directed playfully without letting modern technology taking control of the story. The movie keeps you entertained at every scene with its comical conversations and heart stopping actions not to mention the uniqueness of the story concept.
"I see a man with potential" says Harry Hart 'Galahad'
Yes, Galahad. It is really a shame if the producers are not making sequels for the movie as it really has potential to join the ranks of top grossing spy movies. Watch out Mission Impossible and James Bond, the Kingsmen are coming.
Cloud of Muses Rating : 8.7/10
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