I remember seeing the coming attractions for Kingsman: The Secret Service. I have a vague recollection thinking it looked interesting, but I never got around to watching it. When my parents got it from Netflix, they managed to watch a whole five minutes before turning it off. I was intrigued.
The story starts in 1997. A team is trying to extract information from someone. It’s a dangerous situation. One member of the team sacrifices himself to save the rest of the team. The leader of said team, codenamed Galahad, visits the family to inform them of the death, but can’t go into detail. He does give them a medal with a phone number, should they wish to call in a favor at some later point in time. The widow refuses it, so Galahad gives it to her son, nicknamed Eggsy.
Almost two decades pass. Eggsy’s mother has remarried a total loser. He now has a half sister that he has to worry about. Eggsy finds himself in trouble with the law and uses the favor to get himself out of jail. That’s where Eggsy’s adventure begins. Galahad has recently lost another member of his team named Lancelot. He sees potential in Eggsy to fill the spot. Eggsy and several other candidates are tested by Merlin, all competing to become the next Lancelot.
Meanwhile, several important people go missing. Galahad meets with one abductee who has been mysteriously returned but that turns out to be of little help. One Richmond Valentine is behind it, but to why? Much of the plot alternates between finding out what Valentine’s end game is and seeing Eggsy train to hopefully become the next Kingsman. It’s not easy. He has to go through several trials, like the water-filled room you may have seen in the coming attractions.
There is a Bond-like element. Colin Firth is able to pull off the gentlemanly thing as Galahad. I didn’t quite see it in Taron Egerton as Eggsy, but that may have been intentional. His transformation may not be complete, as there is apparently going to be a sequel. Also, this isn’t meant to be Bond. The movie makes several reference to it not being that kind of movie. Yes, Valentine is a billionaire in charge of a company that can do great harm, but he’s not over the top.
The movie’s not quite a spoof, but it’s not exactly taking itself too seriously, either. I think this may be where I like the movie the most. I’ve never been a huge fan of the spy movie. Sure, I’ll watch a Bond film if it’s on. However, I won’t always go out of my way to rent it. In fact, I had watched The Kingsman when my parents rented it, but realized early on that it wasn’t for them. Rather than return the movie and let the rental go to waste, I decided to watch it. (I had seen the coming attractions, so I knew what to expect.) I may see the sequel, depending on the sequel's coming attractions.)
The story starts in 1997. A team is trying to extract information from someone. It’s a dangerous situation. One member of the team sacrifices himself to save the rest of the team. The leader of said team, codenamed Galahad, visits the family to inform them of the death, but can’t go into detail. He does give them a medal with a phone number, should they wish to call in a favor at some later point in time. The widow refuses it, so Galahad gives it to her son, nicknamed Eggsy.
Almost two decades pass. Eggsy’s mother has remarried a total loser. He now has a half sister that he has to worry about. Eggsy finds himself in trouble with the law and uses the favor to get himself out of jail. That’s where Eggsy’s adventure begins. Galahad has recently lost another member of his team named Lancelot. He sees potential in Eggsy to fill the spot. Eggsy and several other candidates are tested by Merlin, all competing to become the next Lancelot.
Meanwhile, several important people go missing. Galahad meets with one abductee who has been mysteriously returned but that turns out to be of little help. One Richmond Valentine is behind it, but to why? Much of the plot alternates between finding out what Valentine’s end game is and seeing Eggsy train to hopefully become the next Kingsman. It’s not easy. He has to go through several trials, like the water-filled room you may have seen in the coming attractions.
There is a Bond-like element. Colin Firth is able to pull off the gentlemanly thing as Galahad. I didn’t quite see it in Taron Egerton as Eggsy, but that may have been intentional. His transformation may not be complete, as there is apparently going to be a sequel. Also, this isn’t meant to be Bond. The movie makes several reference to it not being that kind of movie. Yes, Valentine is a billionaire in charge of a company that can do great harm, but he’s not over the top.
The movie’s not quite a spoof, but it’s not exactly taking itself too seriously, either. I think this may be where I like the movie the most. I’ve never been a huge fan of the spy movie. Sure, I’ll watch a Bond film if it’s on. However, I won’t always go out of my way to rent it. In fact, I had watched The Kingsman when my parents rented it, but realized early on that it wasn’t for them. Rather than return the movie and let the rental go to waste, I decided to watch it. (I had seen the coming attractions, so I knew what to expect.) I may see the sequel, depending on the sequel's coming attractions.)
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