Kingsman is a very fun movie. That being said, I want to point out that this movie is very violent, and when I say that, I mean that this movie features a character who gets a flag pole stabbed into him, shoved through his body, and out of his mouth.  I found that there are three sides to this movie, each which seems to have it’s own appeal to specific audiences. Kingsman: The Secret Service advertised a lot of action in its trailers, as well as a lot of celebrities, the three most prominent being Samuel Jackson, Michael Caine, and Mark Hamill. The trailer depicted the movie as one with stunning action sequences and charming characters, and that is exactly what this movie has.

The story follows the path of a young adult who enters into a strange and dangerous training program in order to escape his awful home. This kind of story is often seen in movies directed towards a younger audience, such as The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief. To say the least, this movie takes that formula and brings it to a level that appeals to not only younger audiences but adult audiences as well; constantly showing its wit and creativity at every corner, it never fails to satisfy the audience’s inner desire to see something new and original.  Although this side of the movie takes up at least a good half of the movie’s running time, and although it consistently remains entertaining, it’s not the dominant face of the movie.

The dominant face of the movie is creative characters and the incredible action sequences. The characters in this movie feel like they belong in an amazing comic book, and ironically they are. Kingsman: The Secret Service is based off of the 2012 comic book series “The Secret Service”.

The action sequences are also very much like a comic book: very cinematic, many shots feel as though they were drawn by a man who spent an entire month drawing… when they’re in slow motion. When I first watched Kingsman, and I saw the first action scene, I was kind of disappointed because it went by so fast that i couldn’t tell what had actually happened.  Although the fast fighting felt disappointing at first, later fights were done at the same speed but lasted for much longer. In the end, Kingsman has some of the best, over-the-top, semi-humorous action sequences in recent memory.

The third face of this movie is one that is very serious. I didn’t really care much for this side of the movie, if anything I felt like it barely fit with the rest.  The majority of the movie is wild and crazy like a comic book, and equally adventurous. Despite this, there are the occasional, over dramatized, suspenseful scenes that just don’t fit. These scenes took me out of the experience. This didn’t ruin the entire movie, but it did play with my emotions. Some comedies are good when they play with your emotions, ones I can think of off the top of my head are: Forrest Gump, About Schmidt, and The Bucket List; but those movies have that reputation, you know what you’re getting into before watching those movies. This movie wasn’t advertised to be that kind of comedy, so when it tries to be serious, it just gets confusing. I wouldn’t give this movie a perfect rating because at times it tries to be way too serious, and it’s just not that unique of a film. If you saw the advertisements, and felt curious about this film, then I highly recommend going and seeing it.