Kingsmen: The Secret Service

A great mixture of comedy and action, that is what Kingsmen: Secret Service is for the 129 minute length of the film. With unknown to pop culture actor Taron Egerton leading the way as Gary "Eggsy" Unwin as a rebel with a knack for getting in trouble but skills that only a trained eye could really see. He soon meets up with Harry Hart (Colin Firth), who is a special agent in England's own special agency called Kingsmen. With the most skilled agents in the world and the most high tech gear, the Kingsmen are out to rid the world of any type of evil. Speaking of evil, the antagonist is portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson who plays a character called Valentine who has a secret plan to have every human on planet earth kill each other by using his universal sim card to launch a chemical reaction in the brain to make people violent. His urge is to rid the world of people so climate change may actually slow down. After a rigorous training program, and after our main character doesn't even make the cut, an unfortunate set of events begin to take place for him to be the hero of the day.

Picture of Colin Firth and Taron Egerton. Original

Even with a conventional theme for a movie, Kingsmen certainly separates itself from other spy/action movies just based on the sheer wit that is put into it. It shows the training of the agents and allows you to see the growth of our main character throughout the film. Colin Firth does a good job of acting as a leader in the film even though it can be seen as a silly movie. The fight scenes were shot incredibly well and keep you locked in the whole time. Samuel L. Jackson adds enough style to the movie to make you almost want to cheer for the antagonist throughout the film. It has enough of a punch for your typical "Transformer" fan to like, while having enough experienced and honest actors to make any film fan appreciate. I give Kingsmen a 8/10/