Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

It was fun, though not quite as fun as the original, but what really disappointed me was having so many characters from the first film killed off in this one. Specifically Merlin and Roxxy, who both died in rather anticlimactic fashions (admittedly Roxxy dived out of the room/view so she may have survived for a sequel). After the build up of Merlin getting a suit and knife, to have him die like that (or at all) felt like a waste. And Roxxy is to this film what Newt was to Alien 3.I also felt Channing Tatum was wasted. I was looking forward to seeing him in this as he's always been entertaining but his role was practically a cameo.And why did Whisky have to be a bad guy?! Again, it felt like a waste of a good character/actor and kind of forced for him to turn traitor, intending to let millions die, for the reason he gave.Killing so many good characters didn't really add to the drama, and makes it a lot harder to look forwards to a third film.The president's reaction to the that was great though. I kind of wish there'd been a moment where he'd gloated to Poppy about it.

If you go into this film looking for a light hearted story and characters that don't take themselves to seriously then you will be entertained. It's no James Bond, but it doesn't try to be. Some of the action sequences are brilliant and ridiculously creative. The "shaky-cam" action works really well. I've seen loads of negative reviews, many truely unjust. Just a entertaining watch.

If you're looking for some in-depth though provoking material, I suggest you watch some sort of documentary or something of the like. This movie sets out to entertain and be light-hearted. That goal being in mind, this movie was absolutely awesome!

I thoroughly enjoyed the first Kingsman, but this was just plain sick! Where do these writers come from???!!! It grossed me out so bad I almost left the theater. Please do not do another sequel if this is all the creativity (if that's what it's called) you can come up with.The quality of movies coming out of Hollywood have finally plunged deep in the cistern of excrement... very sad days for movie-goers!