A sequel to the tongue-in-cheek Kingsman: The Secret Service, this particular offering goes seriously awry.
Taron Egerton returns as Eggsy, but the charm of the Cockney Chav into the world of gentlemen spies loses its magic in this turgid sequel as, with London HQ destroyed, the action moves to Kentucky and Central America. A sister organisation – Statesman, headed by Champ (Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart, The Big Lebowski) – is discovered alive and kicking, impervious to the destructive forces of the Golden Circle and the crazed Poppy (Julianne Moore – Far From Heaven, Boogie Nights). The two organisations need to combine.
Chock full of names, this is undoubtedly a cynical move by the creative team of director Mathew Vaughn and writer Jane Goldman to cash in on the American market and the success of the first film. It’s dire with a surfeit of embarrassments.
Rating: 20%
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