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kingsman: the secret service is a film that i initially had some level of apprehension over. while everything looked good in early buzz, this adaptation of mark millar's the secret service comic book had a kick-ass feel, which can be a blessing and a curse. films with that sort of tone are very tricky to get right; you have to smooth out the edges between potentially jarring tonal differences and the ability to do so can make or break a film. of course, the fact that matthew vaughn, who directed kick-ass, was helming this as well quelled some of that hesitation and it's safe to say that he... read more

I watched this last night and had an absolute blast with it. Even if you take Kingsman only at face value and see it purely as a riff on Bond movies, it works incredibly well. Matthew Vaughan brings such verve and energy to his scenes that it's difficult not to be caught up in the flow and I love the little touches, such as the way he uses a snow globe in a London flat to shift scenes to a remote frozen mountain. Jane Goldman also deserves due credit for her script, which is a lot sharper than many others which have tried to do the same thing. I've never read the comic on which this based read more