Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
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When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
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... Eggsy
... Harry Hart
... Poppy
... Merlin
... Princess Tilde
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This _Kingsman_ sequel might not be an outright terrible movie, but it is a **massive** disappointment. Virtually every enjoyable aspect of the first movie has been either turned down to and unsatisfyingly low level, or blasted way the fuck up into the realm of off-putting nonsense. _The Golden Circle_ somehow manages to both underserve all of its elements, while still feeling far too long. A couple of good fights, nice suits and maybe a single laugh can be found throughout the movie, but it does not do the original one iota of justice.
_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
Director:
Writer:
Dave Gibbons (Characters)
Mark Millar (Characters)
Matthew Vaughn (Writer)
Jane Goldman (Writer)
Release Date:
2017-09-20
Run Time:
141 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
This _Kingsman_ sequel might not be an outright terrible movie, but it is a **massive** disappointment. Virtually every enjoyable aspect of the first movie has been either turned down to and unsatisfyingly low level, or blasted way the fuck up into the realm of off-putting nonsense. _The Golden Circle_ somehow manages to both underserve all of its elements, while still feeling far too long. A couple of good fights, nice suits and maybe a single laugh can be found throughout the movie, but it does not do the original one iota of justice.
_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
This is indeed a silly, even childish at time, movie but to me it was also a really really fun movie to watch.
The movie starts by the Kingsman organisation getting screwed over royally by the psychopathic Poppy Adams which forces what remains of the organisation, all two people, to work with their counterpart in the United States. Just as the Kingsmen are parodies on the stiff upper lip British gentleman the Statesmen are parodies of the southern US gentleman (if you can actually call them that) only even more so. Maybe it is my European heritage but I personally feel the Kingsmen are fairly cool where the drawling Statesmen are more on the silly side.
Once again Eggsy is the main character although I have to say that I personally like Harry, the original Galahad, much more. He has much more charisma, elegans and smarts. Since he is portrayed on the movie posters I guess it is not much of a spoiler when I say that, to my delight, the rumors of his death were greatly exaggerated. Unfortunately Eggsy is sometimes quite cool and plays his British gentleman role quite well and sometimes he is just dumb as a doornail.
Poppy Adams is okay but she is bordering on the ludicrous too much for my taste. The we have a certain English artist, a Sir no less. I do not know how much they had to pay to get him to take part in this movie but I am fairly sure I would consider it too much. He was just silly as far as I am concerned.
The movie is of course loaded with gadgets, most of them of the variety that makes noises of varying levels of loudness usually resulting in one or more bad guys biting the dust. It is almost gadget overload but I really liked. Sometimes this amount of totally unbelievable gadgets is dragging down the movie more than anything but in this one it was mostly a success. To me Harry and the gadgetry is what makes this movie.
Given that I am originally from Sweden I have mixed feelings about Eggsy’s girlfriend and the Swedish royalties. I guess those parts were okay but I could have been without them as well. At least I feel that however wrote the scene with the “royal” dinner could have read up on Swedish etiquette. Knocking on a glass with your spoon, knife or fork means you are about to give a speech, NOT that you want the plates to be changed. A professional servant, and the Swedish royalty DO have professional servants, do not need to be told when to change plates.
The actual story is, well it is original at least but I would not rate it any higher than okay. It served as a vehicle for stringing together all the stunts and jokes so it served its purpose. The worst part of the story was that I was actually finding myself agreeing with the president. This might perhaps shock some people but I am sorry, if you are dumb enough to ingest that crap, which is also highly illegal, then I have no sympathy for you.
If you get upset about stupid plot details and plot holes then be prepared to be upset. There are plenty of them in this movie. To me it did not matter too much since this is not really a thriller or drama. It is a spy parody / comedy. Having said that it did piss me off a bit that this advanced organisation did not have brains enough to deal with the piece of equipment left in the London cab at the beginning of the movie. I mean, it was just soo obvious what would happen.
Anyway, on the whole this movie was great fun to watch. I hope we get another sequel. Perhaps one with a Japanese version of the Kingsmen? There ought to be plenty of cultural stereotypes to play on there.
**A mix of glaring errors and notable qualities, in a film that is fun enough to watch and forget soon after.**
I'm not really aware of the box office results achieved by “Kingsman”, but I can guess that they were quite good, guaranteeing the continuation of what was already seen as a potential franchise. And so, here we are looking at his second film, a logical continuation of the story of the first.
We see an attempt to smooth out some rough edges that were criticized in the first film: unlike what happened before, and except for some more bizarre deaths, it is a more serious bet on the family segment, with no problems regarding graphic violence and gore. Matthew Vaughn did a satisfactory job of balancing action and humor, and reinforcing the dose of choreographed and flashy fights and spy gadgets, where the technical and effects department had enough ground to shine. The soundtrack isn't bad, maintaining the essentials of the first film, and the cinematography and costumes work. The editing is very well done, and despite being a very long film for the genre, this is not a really important problem.
The script is fun and entertains the audience well, trying to maintain the quality of the previous work. However, he is forced to make concessions: the character of Colin Firth, who was applauded for his work in the first film, is resurrected, and the film's setting is, almost entirely, the USA. In fact, the inclusion of an American spy organization hidden in a bourbon whiskey distillery in the middle of Kentucky, although well framed by the script, is still just a maneuver to win over the country's box office. With an aggravating factor: the North American characters are clichés and behave like simple cowboys, with more agility and physical strength than brains and tactical thinking. Everything a spy would need the less, in life or fiction. Finally, a note about the villain: despite the actress's efforts, the character is bad, was poorly thought out and poorly developed, in a kind of kitsch revivalist delirium without any sense or taste.
Once again, Colin Firth does an impeccable and praiseworthy job. Taron Egerton appears more mature and resilient, more capable of ensuring the protagonism required of him. Mark Strong is also excellent, largely because he had better material in this film, where his character has a lot more centrality. Jeff Bridges is also good enough for the job. Unfortunately, there are several actors who were not given decent characters or material, and who struggle against this without great results. That's the case of Julianne Moore, Channing Tatum and Halle Berry. They are good, they do what they can with what they are given, but it is a vain effort.
Picking up from the first story, "Eggsy" (Taron Egerton) is now working for a new team of agents led by Sir Michael Gambon ("Arthur") and living, happily, with "Princess Tilde" (Hanna Alström). A cab journey one night, though, reintroduces him to his fellow trainee "Charlie" (Edward Holcroft) who now has an interesting new arm - and still clearly bears a grudge. Why? Well it appears that the mysterious Golden Circle might be behind it, so it falls to "Eggsy" to investigate. Tragedy ensues - big style - and he and "Merlin" (Mark Strong) head to the USA where they encounter a sister organisation "Statesman" where "Tequila" (Channing Tatum) and "Whiskey" (Pedro Pascal) work for "Champ" (Jeff Bridges) - and they discover another fairly surprising person too! Meantime, "Miss Polly" (Julianne Moore) announces that she has been lacing all the recreational drugs in the world with a deadly pathogen that will kill everyone, excruciatingly, unless all drugs are legalised. They have got to track her down and thwart her cunning plan before the bodies start piling up. This is a fast moving and quite entertaining boys-own adventure. Egerton is quite engaging, and there are quite fun contributions from Sir Elton John and a trio of lethal mechanical mutts. It's not as good as the first one - some of the fight scenes just go on for a bit too long, but the cast seem to be enjoying themselves - and who doesn't like a bit of John Denver?
Cast & Crew of
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Cast
... Eggsy
... Harry Hart
... Poppy
... Merlin
... Princess Tilde
... Ginger
... Whiskey
... Tequila
... Charlie
... Champ
... Chief of Staff Fox
... Roxy
... Arthur
... Elton John
... President of the United States
... Liam
... Brandon
... Jamal
... Kingsman Cab Driver
... Charles
... Angel
... The King of Sweden
... The Queen of Sweden
... Tour Guide
... Glastonbury Guard
... Clara
... Hotel Receptionist
... Kentucky Barmaid
... Very Drunk Redneck
... Patient One
... Patient Two
... Patient Three
... Poppy's Antidote Doctor
... General McCoy
... FOX News Anchor
... Harvard Professor
... FOX News Anchor
... Hospital Doctor
... Cable Car Attendant
... Confused Guard
... Elderly Patient 1
... Elderly Patient 2
... Poppy's Attorney
... Poppy's Security Gate Guard
... Whiskey's Wife
... First Burly Guard
... Michelle
... Kingsman Knight
... Kingsman Knight
... Kingsman Knight
... Kingsman Knight
... Kingsman Knight
... Kingsman Knight
... Kingsman Knight
... Paramedic (uncredited)
... Security (uncredited)
... Royal Swedish Grenadier (uncredited)
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... Stunts
... Characters
... Characters
... Stunt Double
... Director
... Writer
... Writer
... Editor
... Director of Photography
... Hairstylist
... Assistant Art Director
... Makeup Artist
... Production Manager
... Music Editor
... Supervising Art Director
... Producer
... Hairstylist
... Hairstylist
... Foley
... Casting Assistant
... Assistant Editor
... Costume Design
... Art Direction
... Art Direction
... Set Decoration
... Production Manager
... Key Hair Stylist
... Production Design
... Unit Production Manager
... Producer
... Casting
... Assistant Sound Editor
... Casting Assistant
... Art Direction
... Hair Designer
... Assistant Editor
... Casting Associate
... Producer
... Art Direction
... Key Grip
... Supervising Sound Editor
... CG Supervisor
... CG Supervisor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Second Unit Director of Photography
... Assistant Art Director
... Assistant Art Director
... VFX Supervisor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Aerial Coordinator
... Aerial Director of Photography
... Key Grip
... Sound Effects Editor
... Key Grip
... Additional Camera
... Foley
... Sound Designer
... Armorer
... Sound Recordist
... Gaffer
... Gaffer
... Aerial Camera
... Still Photographer
... Aerial Director of Photography
... Pilot
... Sound Effects Editor
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Matchmove Supervisor
... Pre-Visualization Supervisor
... Supervising Animator
... Visual Effects Producer
... Drone Operator
... Russian Arm Operator
... Still Photographer
... Sound Recordist
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Camera Operator
... Gaffer
... Gaffer
... Aerial Coordinator
... Drone Operator
... CG Supervisor
... Steadicam Operator
... Steadicam Operator
... Additional Camera
... Animation Supervisor
... Sequence Supervisor
... Drone Operator
... Visual Effects Producer
... Aerial Camera
... Rigging Gaffer
... Rigging Gaffer
... Still Photographer
... Foley
... Art Department Coordinator
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Technical Director
... Construction Coordinator
... Propmaker
... Animation Director
... Visual Effects Producer
... Assistant Art Director
... 2D Supervisor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Technical Director
... Conceptual Illustrator
... Assistant Property Master
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Property Master
... Pre-Visualization Supervisor
... VFX Artist
... VFX Artist
... Visual Effects Producer
... Original Music Composer
... Original Music Composer
... Art Direction
... Script Supervisor
... Assistant Director
... First Assistant Director
... Stunts
... Health and Safety
... Transportation Captain
... Stunts
... Stunt Coordinator
... Stunt Double
... Stunts
... Dialogue Editor
... Dialogue Editor
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Second Assistant Director
... Lighting Technician
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