Kingsman: The Secret Service Review
When 007 meets Kick-Ass Having already made the films of X-Men: First Class , Kick-Ass , Stardust and Layer Cake , Writer/Director and Producer Michael Vaughn in recent years has established himself as one of the most exciting film-makers in the industry. With turning down the chance to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past , Vaughn instead opted to direct Kingsman: The Secret Service ; a film that not only marks to be the third film in a row that Vaughn has adapted from a comic book background, but merges the James Bond espionage construct with the outlandish fighting ilk that Kick-Ass specifically branded to create something that is original, comedic and entertaining. Loosely based on the comic by Mark Miller (who also created Kick-Ass), the film centres around a young ruffian named Gary ‘Eggsy’ Unwin (Taron Egerton) who is taken under the wing of Harry Hart/Galahad (Colin Firth), a Kingsman spy for an unknown British Secret Service. With the aid of Arthur (Michael Caine