A sequel was inevitable when the first Kingsman became a surprise hit in 2014. It was an entertaining but unexpectedly violent cartoonish film that stayed true to it's graphic novel origins. It was so different yet fun. Aside from Colin Firth who was part of the original cast, the sequel attracted three Oscar winners (Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore and Halle Berry) and a global music icon (Elton John) to join in and have a great time.
Taron Egerton as back as Eggsy and together with his guardian in the Kingsman Merlin (Mark Strong more endearing here) enlists the help of their American counterparts or "cousins", the Statesman headed by Bridges with Channing Tatum, Halle Berry (both underutilized but from the looks of it, the saga won't end with this film) and Game of Thrones' Pedro Pascal to help them fight an enemy (Julianne Moore having fun and playing it easy as the bad girl Poppy) bent on destroying mankind. The film also tackles the war on drugs which bears some similarities to today's headlines especially in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle isn't as unpredictable and loud (Samuel L.
Jackson took care of that in the first film) compared to it's
predecessor but it's still great entertainment and well worth your hard
earned money for a trip to the theater primarily of the cast and it's
running time of 2 hours and 20 minutes that's worth spending on those
comfortable lazy boy reclining chairs that most cinemas worldwide offer
now.
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