a5c7b9f00b After the Kingsman headquarters are blown up by a psychotic criminal named Poppy Adams, the surviving agents find their way to an allied secret organisation based in Kentucky, named Statesman. The two agencies must now work together in order to save the world and take down the so called 'Golden Circle'. When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, the Kingsman's journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the United States. These two elite secret organizations must band together to defeat a common enemy. Just like the first one it was supposed to be entertaining in a cartoonish way.It is kind of a less funny version of Austin Powers. Overall it is a good movie (not as good as the first one) but the story sometimes lacked substance. The movie was enjoyable yet it seemed bit undercooked.However I am looking for a Statesman spin off. Kingsman: The Golden Circle is pretty much what you would expect a movie to be that suffers sequelitis. They take components you enjoyed from the original, and play off them again but you don't feel the creative energy like before. What's interesting to me is Mathew Vaughn seems more interested in the comic book feel of Kingsman than the actual spy parody the first one portrayed so well. Which isn't necessarily bad this movie still has campy fun. The action is Vaughn's typical brutal and stylish look, with those fast paced shots. What else went wrong though? The movie is far too long. It stands at a whopping 2.5 hours and I felt it. My sense is if your movie is over 2 hours you better have a reason, and unfortunately they did not here. Vaughn said the original cut of the film stood at 4 hours I believe, and he claims he cut a lot out. No, he could've easily cut out 30 minutes if that. The political messages in this movie are so obvious it made me sick. I'm from the United States, and I get it the presidency is not favored by a lot of people. Keep that out of our comic book movies please, Bruce Greenwood is obviously not mocking Donald Trump until he's impeached and replaced by a Hillary Clinton look alike vice president. I don't mind a political statement in film but give it purpose, make it something unique and worth talking about. The church scene in the first movie was perfect in that regard. It had a message, but made it entertaining where you didn't feel politically corrected by the movie. This was clearly not the case in the Golden Circle and if it been strictly based off that, I would have walked out. The supporting cast isn't given a lot to do, Channing Tatum and Halle Berry are not given big roles, and are probably being set up for another sequel. Julianne Moore is cringe worthy and no where close a smart villain as Sam L Jackson's was. While the other supporting characters like Roxy are killed off in the beginning, or aren't used to their full potential like Merlin(oh poor Merlin). Mark Strong I would say used the best of what he had but even still he wasn't given enough to do. I'm still not buying the fact that Colin Firth's Harry from the first movie made it out alive, but honestly after awhile that was the least of my concerns. His relationship dynamic with Eggsy was what kept me emotionally engaged and from leaving the theatre. It sounds like I hate this movie but I wasn't dreading it, and that's why I'm giving it a 7. On my scale a 7 means I found one too many flaws, but it still had enough to keep me invested and entertained. It still has good action and enough heart to keep you satisfied for the most part. If you expect it to be a decent continuation of the first and nothing more, then you'll have fun. Otherwise definitely just a rental. Here's hoping Vaughn backtracks if he's hired for Superman. Before this movie I would have been like :D, after this movie now I'm like :/. As kinetic as its predecessor — and just as belaboured — Kingsman: The Golden Circle serves up another batch of hyper-stylised action, irreverent humour and sharp threads, resulting in a film that’s not nearly as cool as it thinks it is.
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