Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE  (2014)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Matthew Vaughn
    Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson,
    Sofia Boutella, Mark Strong, Michael Caine,
    Mark Hamill, Hanna Alström, Samantha Womack
Colin Firth plays an "Avengers"-style spy who recruits a scruffy, working-class street punk named Eggsy (Taron Egerton) for an elite espionage organization working out of a Savile Row tailor shop. Samuel L. Jackson playth a lithping villain who hath hatched a thcheme to dethroy the world, and only our newly minted spy kid can stop him. This is so transparently derived from the James Bond movies, it could almost be one, but not being stuck with all the baggage that goes with Bond, the filmmakers have more room to fool around, and they do. Watch spy commander Michael Caine order Eggsy to shoot his beloved dog. Watch the American president's head explode. Watch what happens when our hero does not stop Jackson in time to prevent his plot from going into effect. Watch the lovely Scandinavian princess Tilde (Hanna Alström) promise Eggsy he can penetrate her anally if he succeeds in saving the world. Watch how that motivates him. So, yeah, it's not always in good taste, depending on your idea of good taste. It's fun, though. If you're in the market for a comical, neo-Bond action movie (with exploding heads), "Kingsman" will definitely do.