Kingsman: The Secret Service

"Manners maketh man."

2015 2h 9m EN

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Synopsis

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The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

“Manners maketh man.”

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Cast

Taron Egerton
Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin
Colin Firth
Harry Hart / Galahad
Samuel L. Jackson
Valentine
Mark Strong
Merlin
Sophie Cookson
Roxy
Sofia Boutella
Gazelle
Michael Caine
Arthur
Edward Holcroft
Charlie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matthew Vaughn
Writers: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn
Languages: Arabic, English, Swedish
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $81M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.1× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, English, Swedish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Kingsman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Matthew Vaughn, shot by George Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Henry Jackman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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The take

Matthew Vaughn directs. George Richmond behind the camera. Henry Jackman scores. Eddie Hamilton cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic, English, Swedish.

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1Mid-budget at $81M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 5.1× over at the box office.
3Released 11 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, English, Swedish.
5International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
6Part of the "Kingsman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7Directed by Matthew Vaughn, shot by George Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Henry Jackman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Eddie Hamilton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Taron Egerton and Colin Firth and Samuel L. Jackson carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "Manners maketh man.".
12IMDB entry: tt2802144 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1318,244 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
14Classified under 12 themes, including "great britain", "spy", "secret organization", "microchip".

The technical file

Cinematography: George Richmond
Original score: Henry Jackman
Editing: Eddie Hamilton
Production design: Paul Kirby
Costume design: Arianne Phillips
Makeup / hair: Nathaniel De'Lineadeus
VFX supervisor: John Bruno
Sound: Mike Prestwood Smith
Stunt coordinator: Bradley James Allan
Runtime: 129 min · 2h 9m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $81,000,000
Box office: $414,351,546
Return: 512% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

Part of

Kingsman Collection

A British-American film series based on the adventures of the agents of Kingsman, a fictional secret organization. The series began with the recruitment of an unrefined—but promising—street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program.

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Hugh2015-02-23
One of the most interesting movies to watch. Humor, action and adventure well plotted into this great movie. The action is just great.
Andres Gomez2015-05-28
★ 7/10
A nice surprise. I was not expecting anything from this movie but it turned to be a really funny one, borrowing from all the other spy's movies around. Collin Firth is a great choose and you can say the same for most of the cast, remarking also Samuel L. Jackson. An easy movie for a brainless evening.
Frank Ochieng2015-10-16
The kinetic super-spy caper ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ will serve as a boisterous blueprint for those teen fanboys out there that will fancy an elaborate overload of James Bond-esque high-powered hedonism. It certainly does not hurt that the high-wire hysteria as showcased in the twitchy ‘Kingman’ is based upon the acclaimed comicbook series by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. Also, add into the mix the movie-making overdrive pedigree of director Matthew Vaughn (‘Kick-Ass’, ‘X-Men: First Class’) and slick, cheeky spy-spry send-ups that recall the over-the-top espionage genre and its exaggerated suspense-driven foundation. Well, ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ is a cockeyed, pulsating parody that works its ultra-violent magic for the Austin Powers crowd that wants to walk on the high-octane wild side of Bond’s universe. Sure, ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ has its iffy moments where the blatant sexist overtones, magnified violent sequences and a generous bloody bounce of excess will have some stomping their feet in sheer indignation. The apparent knock on ‘Kingsman’ will be its robust ridiculousness and familiarity in Vaughn’s ‘Kick-Ass’ cartoonish vibe. However, the same elements that may cause some reservations with the film’s low-brow lunacy is also the same ingredients that trigger ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’s carousing charm in majestic mayhem. The grand gimmick behind behind kick-starting ‘Kingsman’s go-for-broke rollicking is casting the sophisticated presence of the Oscar-winning Colin Firth (‘The King’s Speech’) as dapper Harry Hart (aka ‘Galahad’), a polished and prominent superspy for a British secret intelligence society. Hart’s top-secret spy network is headed up by Arthur (Oscar-winner Michael Caine). The secretive operation is based out of a notable tailor’s shop known as Kingsman. Also worth noting is that all the secret service agents are named after the famed knights of King Arthur’s Round Table. Go figure. In any event, the suave Harry Hart is the debonair face of the spy organisation and will play a critical part in both recruiting a young up-and-coming agent with decent physical skills and tracking down a worldwide menace bent of destroying the planet. It is all in a day’s work for the skilled, well-dressed licensed-to-kill operative. Hart, who had been loyally connected to a fallen colleague from a past mission gone disastrous years before, decides to become a mentor for his late co-worker’s troubled son Gary ‘Eggsy’ Unwin (played by newcomer Taron Egerton) whose law-breaking conduct catches the attention of the police. Feeling a sense of responsibility for his deceased spy buddy’s wayward kid, Hart takes Eggsy under his wings and determines to shape the misguided youngster into resilient Kingman stock. After all, Eggsy has the needed physicality (we are told he is an exceptional gymnast) and roguish spunk to join the ranks of the seemingly understaffed spy outfit. Soon, Eggy and other recruits will be grilled through rigorous training from Kingman member Merlin (Mark Strong) as they look to fill the spot vacated recently from the dead Lancelot. The dearly departed Lancelot, it turns out, was the latest victim of ruthless criminal mastermind Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson). The flashy Valentine, a billionaire gone bonkers, hopes to control the world’s climate change. He is known as a mega-wealthy entrepreneur and philanthropist but his sinister heart yearns for some heavy-handed dastardly deeds that puts him on the immediate radar for Hart and his crafty Kingsmen to spring into action. At the demented Valentine’s side is the deliciously disabled exotic henchwoman Gazelle (Sophia Boutella) with the treacherous knack for disarming her adversaries with blazing blades. The bombastic and eye-pleasing ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ sets out to have one goal in mind: to highlight its thunderous homage to spygate spectacles that salute everything from the Agent 007 flicks and related free-wheeling 60’s fare such as the ‘Matt Helm’ and ‘Derek Flint’ spy franchises to the recent espionage vehicles that invite the millennium-based harried heroes such as the Jason Bournes and Jack Ryans of the world into the frenetic fold. It is fast, furious and unapologetic in its rambunctious spirit as a ricocheting romp. Vaughn, in all his rousing Tarantino-esque tactics, unleashes a visceral assault that is visually wrapped in his escapist package of an adrenaline rush. Wisely, Vaughn incorporates some of his ‘Kick-Ass’ colourful calisthenics to arm his playful spy yarn. As the veteran spygame squires, both Firth and Caine are game for the frolic they signed up to participate in with puckish aplomb. Jackson brings his usual explosive badass persona to the table as the villainous fashion plate Valentine. The 14 year-old males will draw their adventurous inspiration from Egerton’s junior spy Eggsy Unwin. Some may become nostalgic when uncovering the likes of spotting ‘Star Wars’ icon Mark Hamill as an imperiled climate changer scientist caught in the crazy clutches of Jackson’s diabolical antagonist. Although not the most inventive take on ridiculing the spy genre with over-extended finesse and sensationalism, ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ is still a preferred jolting distraction at the beginning of an early stillborn movie season. Kingman: The Secret Service (2015) 20th Century Fox 1 hr. 40 min. Starring: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Michael Caine, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong and Sophia Boutella Directed by: Matthew Vaughn MPAA Rating: R Genre: Spy Thriller/Action & Adventure/Fantasy & Action