In my mind the first one was way more serious, this one is way more like a parody. There are androids, people ending up in burgers, an electric lasso, etc. If you expect a interesting twist on spy movies, nah. But as a comedy, it's a big pack of wtf fun, served by excellent actors performances.
Be it Julianne Moore's villain, the short small but great parts of Champ and agent Tequila, of course Colin Firth though he's not the focus, and the extraordinary agent Whiskey, hard to tell who's the most enjoyable to watch. Even the smaller roles are good.
And thankfully so, because sadly the same can't be said about the main protagonist. Taron Egerton's Eggsy is just absolutely unpalatable. I am unable to say if it is due to the performance or the character itself, but this was annoying from start to finish.
Can't say I cared much for the whole Elton John thing either.
Fx are ok, it's a good thing cause they are almost omnipresent. The fight scenes can be fun, but are a bit too extravagant and the execution is not good enough that you don't notice it as a defect.
Story is a bit simple but the whole concept of the twin agency in the US and what it is like and the people there, it's just brilliant, makes for most of the fun of the movie. I'm totally up for a Statesman spin-off.
If it was to be taken a bit more seriously, there are several deeper questions that are brushed over. First we have this secret agency acting on its own, explicitly against the order of the duly elected leader of the country. Even if the president's decision are immoral, should it be really up to them to decide ?
The president's actions seem to be based on the principle that "if they didn't want to die, the should not have broken the law", sick people even ending up imprisoned. However, even in the US using drugs is not a crime, even though everything around it is. (Actually, wasn't cannabis already legalized in some states at the time the movie was released ?) Doesn't look like there was any trial either, and not sure how they end up being released when the antidote drones arrive.
Not even talking about the people in other countries' laws, some where this would actually legal, and most where nothing is punishable by death.
Seeing past events, the most unbelievable fiction is actually the ending. A president that would kill millions of people for bigoted political interest: sure. But that its party would let him be impeached and it would have actual consequences: what kind of world is that ?
Review by FLYVIP 2BlockedParent2022-01-17T23:17:50Z
In my mind the first one was way more serious, this one is way more like a parody. There are androids, people ending up in burgers, an electric lasso, etc. If you expect a interesting twist on spy movies, nah. But as a comedy, it's a big pack of wtf fun, served by excellent actors performances.
Be it Julianne Moore's villain, the short small but great parts of Champ and agent Tequila, of course Colin Firth though he's not the focus, and the extraordinary agent Whiskey, hard to tell who's the most enjoyable to watch. Even the smaller roles are good.
And thankfully so, because sadly the same can't be said about the main protagonist. Taron Egerton's Eggsy is just absolutely unpalatable. I am unable to say if it is due to the performance or the character itself, but this was annoying from start to finish.
Can't say I cared much for the whole Elton John thing either.
Fx are ok, it's a good thing cause they are almost omnipresent. The fight scenes can be fun, but are a bit too extravagant and the execution is not good enough that you don't notice it as a defect.
Story is a bit simple but the whole concept of the twin agency in the US and what it is like and the people there, it's just brilliant, makes for most of the fun of the movie. I'm totally up for a Statesman spin-off.
If it was to be taken a bit more seriously, there are several deeper questions that are brushed over. First we have this secret agency acting on its own, explicitly against the order of the duly elected leader of the country.
Even if the president's decision are immoral, should it be really up to them to decide ?
The president's actions seem to be based on the principle that "if they didn't want to die, the should not have broken the law", sick people even ending up imprisoned. However, even in the US using drugs is not a crime, even though everything around it is. (Actually, wasn't cannabis already legalized in some states at the time the movie was released ?) Doesn't look like there was any trial either, and not sure how they end up being released when the antidote drones arrive.
Not even talking about the people in other countries' laws, some where this would actually legal, and most where nothing is punishable by death.
Seeing past events, the most unbelievable fiction is actually the ending. A president that would kill millions of people for bigoted political interest: sure. But that its party would let him be impeached and it would have actual consequences: what kind of world is that ?