(Movie) A New Kind of Class.....a look at Kingsman: The Secret Service

Never in my life did expect to see the classiness of James Bond combined with the hyper violence of Kick-Ass.

Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin is a young man who excels at everything he does, including getting into trouble. Upon being arrested, he calls the number on the medal his father was honoured with in order to get out of trouble.

Thus Eggsy falls into the world of Kingsman, a high class independent international spy agency.

With that out of the way, let's finish our Guinness and get to the review.

Story/Dialogue: This story was rich with characters that were likeable and charming. Even the villain was hard not to like. One of the most notable things was that the plan was fleshed out gradually. There was no telling of the master plan until close to the end when there wasn't much time.
Eggsy is a ballsy, charming character who thinks on his feet, but his reluctance to trust makes for a well rounded character.
I honestly would have liked to see Roxy have a bit more background, though I can understand why they didn't add that.
The best part was the fact that Eggsy and Roxy's relationship was platonic or at least they saw each other as comrades.

Cinematography: This movie was shot brilliantly. The angles during the fight scenes forced you to the edge of your seat and gave you a grand sense of scale, even in the tiniest of rooms.The colours were rich and intense, the same way Bryan Fuller shoots his tv series. I enjoyed seeing the contrast between hero and villain organisations. Where Valentine's scenes were full of shadows, reds and purples, the Kingsman's headquarters were restrained. Tortoiseshell, greens, golds and woodgrain.

Audio: One of the key things about the audio that I enjoyed was the transition from, 'Bonkers' to something more refined and grand. It really added to Eggsy's character. When the music plays around a character's development and it contrasts to the scene itself, it makes the overall feel all the more intense. Tarantino does that a lot in his films and it was nice to see someone take his approach.

Overall: This movie was astounding. It's hard to critically analyse a movie when you're so immersed in it. You want to like the characters, you want to laugh and you want to sit on the edge of your seat to see what happens next. Sometimes it's not about putting butts on seats, it's about how close to the edge of the seat you can get the audience.

5 stars.

Feel free to comment and discuss and/or fangirl with me about this film.