Kingsman Golden Circle is crazy, over-the-top entertainment

Movie Title:   Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Grade:  B

Rating: R, 2 hours 21 minutes

In a Nutshell:  This sequel to the original Kingsman: The Secret Service 

Uplifting theme: 

• “Being a kingsman is more than the clothes we wear or the weapons we bear." - Harry (Colin Firth)
•  "Having something to lose makes life worth living." - Harry (Colin Firth).
• Friendship, loyalty, love
• Good over evil

Things I liked:

• The talented cast is fun to watch and includes Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, Channing Tatum, and Jeff Bridges.  Throw a thick mustache on Pedro Pascal and he looks like a young Burt Reynolds, right?
• The movie starts with a great action sequence and runs fast the entire 2 hours.
• I got a kick out of the British vs. American banter.
• Taron Egerton is the perfect Eggsy and really shines in his role.
• Julianne Moore is a fun villain.  You can see her play twin sisters in the dark comedy Suburbicon in theaters now.
• Yes, that’s the real Elton John in the movie!  His acting isn't very good, but he's still awesome.
• Great stunts and special effects.
• Cool James Bond types of weapons.
• John Denver and Elton John music.  Ahhh.

Things I didn’t like:

• It’s extremely over-the-top and exaggerated.
• Jeff Bridges seems to play the same crusty, old fart in all of his movies lately. 
• There is a LOT going on!  

Funny lines:
* "If I save the world, can I have two tickets to your next concert?" - Harry to Elton John
   "If you save the world, you can have a backstage pass." - Elton John


Tips for parents: 

• Lots of crude profanity, including many F-bombs.
• Lots of violence, deaths, and destruction.
• Several inappropriate sex jokes and images. 
• Gross images involving a meat grinder and other forms of death.

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