After an attack on the secret society of British secret agents, Kingsman leaves only Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong) alive, they set out to find the mastermind behind the assassination plot. They travel to America where they team up with “The Statesmen” their cowboy counterparts in counterespionage led by “Champ” (Jeff Bridges). Together, they discover the cheery leader of a secret drug cartel (Julieanne Moore) was behind the hit, and that she now has plans to taint the world’s drug supply.
Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Golden Circle hits the ground running with a great opening fight sequence set entirely in a car and it never looks back. It’s breathless and inventive, and easily surpasses the uneven (but enjoyable) original. It may often be outlandish and cartoonish, sure, but it’s also a lot of fun.
It helps that the new members of the cast are all welcomed additions. It’s particularly fun seeing the likes of Jeff Bridges, Channing Tatum, and Halle Berry as The Statesmen, even if they never are given a whole lot to do. It’s Moore though who steals the movie as the happy homemaker drug czar. Her lair is especially clever. A fan of ‘50s, nostalgia, she’s turned a small acre of jungle into a demented version of Disney’s Main Street, complete with a malt shop guarded by two robot dogs. The funniest touch is that she’s so powerful that she’s kidnapped Elton John and has him on hand to play his hits like a living captive human jukebox. John is often very funny and gets some of the biggest laughs in the entire film.
Taron Egerton is once again a solid leading man. He and Strong have a couple of fine scenes together. I also enjoyed seeing Colin Firth making a welcome return from the first movie. It takes him a while to get his bearings (which is understandable since he died in the original), but once he starts kicking ass again, he looks like he’s having a blast.
Like most of these comic book flicks, it runs on a bit too long (140 minutes), and probably has one or two too many gratuitous action sequences. Luckily, it’s breathlessly paced and enormously entertaining. In short, when it comes to comic book spy sequels, The Golden Circle gets the gold.
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