Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Writer/Director Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Golden Circle brings us back to the feel of Roger Moore Bond films and the Dean Martin Matt Helm features with its fantastical chases, sets and villains.   

The film is a lot of fun, but the best parts are some “in” jokes that you won’t get unless you’ve seen Kingsman: The Secret Service, starting off with how the main character Eggsy (Taron Egerton) got connected with his girlfriend Princess Tilde (Hanna Alström).

Colin Firth returns from his supposed death in the original film with an interesting explanation as to how it was possible.  (I won’t divulge it to you here.)

And, this sequel has some great roles for the likes of Halle Barry as Ginger Ale (a true Bond name) and Elton John as a captive of the chief villain Julianne Moore.  It’s all quite ridiculous, but just go with it and you’ll have a good time.

However, if you’re a bit squeamish, note there is a copious amount of foul language and a somewhat graphic, but unique, placement of a tracking device on the girlfriend (Poppy Delevingne) of Eggsy’s nemesis (Edward Holcroft).  (Hopefully, the latter will make you laugh instead of cringe.)

I give Kingsman: The Golden Circle a 3.9 out of 5.