Kingsman: The Secret Service

Knights of the Roundtable, not looking for the Holy Grail, but protecting the British Empire and the world from crazy, what more could you ask for?  The special effects are brilliant…and even if you frown when someone tells you that this movie is extremely violent, there’s still the fact that most of it is “clean”, not visceral.  Still in all, the style used in telling the story of Eggsy and his journey from a “slacker” to the potential to be a new Lancelot or Galahad, is definitely worth the watch.  Situations pop along at a brisk pace with several surprises throughout, and even though it’s exceptionally violent, it still has its tongue firmly placed in its cheek.  Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Sir Michael Caine, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, and cool as a cucumber, Sofia Boutella as Gazelle, all deliver the goods with style, grace, and less “cheese” than you would expect from a movie based on a comic book.  Rating:  3.25 stars…not for the little ones by any stretch of the imagination, and by that, I mean pay attention to the rating, it’s there for a good reason.  Looking forward to a new episode when and if, it comes to pass.