Released in 2017, almost 3 years after the first one came out Kingsman: The Golden Circle is the second installment of the Kingsman series. It is an action spy film with themes of adventure and comedy. The film explores the story of the antagonist Poppy Adams played by actress Julianne Moore. She is the CEO of the golden circle who works with former Kingsman trainee Charlie and has missiles sent to destroy the Kingsman headquarters. The only survivors Eggsy played by Taron Egerton and Merlin played by Mark Strong seek out help from the US Statesman (They also saved Galahad after he was shot in the first film and left with amnesia) after Poppy unleashes a laced drug to the world leaving millions with a deadly blue rash. The only way to save everyone is for them to work together and fight for the antidote from Poppy.
The actors in the film who are part of Kingsman like Taron Egerton are well chosen as they are made to be likeable and they portray very convincing roles however some of the statesman characters seem to lack development. The acting in the action scenes in particular are a stand out as it is very thrilling and dramatic which makes the audience excited and apprehensive about what is going to happen. It is known for being action packed and the director Matthew Vaughn (who is mostly known from his work on x-men: first class and kick-ass) creates some very memorable action scenes in the way they are shot such as the fight over the briefcase in poppy's diner near the end and Eggsy fighting with Charlie in the fast-driving taxi cab at the start are just some of the highlights.
This is one of my favourite films due to the high quality of acting and the way they are presented throughout. A lot of people may watch this due to who the actors actually are for example Colin Firth is well known for being in mamma mia and people may want to see him play something different. If you like action films with a unique storyline this is definitely worth watching.
I followed Matthew Vaughn's career as he started as a producer in the 1990s working mostly with Guy Ritchie in his meteoric rise to fame after the success of Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels (which I thought was fun, stylish & self aware) and Snatch (which I thought was a lot less fun, overly stylised and cynical). Then Vaughn himself began directing - first of all with another gangster flick (yawn): Layer Cake - except this was a bit different. It was still very stylish and very cool but there was definitely something more character based about this and I think it has stood the test of time really well.
In recent years Vaughn has concerned himself more with…