Kingsman: The Golden Circle

"Kingsman: The Golden Circle"

Watched English movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle. 

This film is directed by Matthew Vaughn. Screenplay by Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn. Produced by Matthew Vaughn and others. Music by Henry Jackman, Matthew Margeson. Cinematography George Richmond. The film stars Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal, Halle Berry, Elton John. The film runs for 2 hour 21 minutes and was released in 2017. I watched it on 15th Aug 2021.

A new villain, this time a female. She kills all the Kingsman, but Eggsy and Merlin escape. They team up with Statesman (their American counterparts). Harry is alive but not the same. Kingsman are tailors (cover), Statesman are brewers (cover). Kingsman are codenamed after King Arthur's knights. Statesman are named after various alcohols (Champaign, Whisky, Tequila etc. ).

Actions in this movie are also good like the first one but this movie doesn't have the USP that previous one had. Similar tricks. Audience wanted more, but it didn't come. In last movie Kingsman appear ernest and skillful. In this movie they appear lost and Statesman appear like caricatures.

They have added implausible story to bring Harry back. But rather than returning as supremely skilled agent and mentor he returns as a comedian. Why? If not bring him back as his original self, why bring him back at all?

A few things are offbeat. The villain kills a man, passes him through meat grinder, makes a burger of that meat and feeds friend and killer of the deceased. She threatens the world but no country responds with military might. If she is so evil, how come she dies easily? Princess of Sweden, who was all aristocratic in first movie, does daily chores like a common girl and waits for her man to return home. Why does she take drugs? Chief of staff of US President justifies taking drugs. Why did Elton John agree to play himself and allow to be made a joker?

In this movie emphasis is more on comedy (that comes out as laughable rather than humorous) than action and story is the casualty in the melee. This film is not as good as the first film. 

This film was a commercial succes, netting four times its production cost at box office. 

 Not a must watch.