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The King's Man

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Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)
In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.
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In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.

IMDb RATING
6.3/10
126K
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POPULARITY
81
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  • Director
    • Matthew Vaughn
  • Writers
    • Matthew Vaughn(screenplay by)
    • Karl Gajdusek(screenplay by)
    • Mark Millar(based on the comic book "The Secret Service" by)
  • Stars
    • Ralph Fiennes
    • Gemma Arterton
    • Rhys Ifans
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  • Director
    • Matthew Vaughn
  • Writers
    • Matthew Vaughn(screenplay by)
    • Karl Gajdusek(screenplay by)
    • Mark Millar(based on the comic book "The Secret Service" by)
  • Stars
    • Ralph Fiennes
    • Gemma Arterton
    • Rhys Ifans
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Ralph Fiennes and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)
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    Ralph Fiennes
    Ralph Fiennes
    • Orlando Oxfordas Orlando Oxford
    Gemma Arterton
    Gemma Arterton
    • Pollyas Polly
    Rhys Ifans
    Rhys Ifans
    • Grigori Rasputinas Grigori Rasputin
    Harris Dickinson
    Harris Dickinson
    • Conrad Oxfordas Conrad Oxford
    Djimon Hounsou
    Djimon Hounsou
    • Sholaas Shola
    Shaun Yusuf McKee
    Shaun Yusuf McKee
    • Camp Guard #1as Camp Guard #1
    • (as Shaun McKee)
    Peter York
    • Camp Guard #2as Camp Guard #2
    Matthew Goode
    Matthew Goode
    • Mortonas Morton
    Charles Dance
    Charles Dance
    • Kitcheneras Kitchener
    Alexandra Maria Lara
    Alexandra Maria Lara
    • Emily Oxfordas Emily Oxford
    Alexander Shaw
    Alexander Shaw
    • Young Conradas Young Conrad
    Bevan Viljoen
    Bevan Viljoen
    • Boer Sniperas Boer Sniper
    Shaun Scott
    • Kingsman Tailor #1as Kingsman Tailor #1
    Andrew Bridgmont
    Andrew Bridgmont
    • Kingsman Tailor #2as Kingsman Tailor #2
    Olivier Richters
    Olivier Richters
    • Huge Machine Shack Guardas Huge Machine Shack Guard
    Valerie Pachner
    Valerie Pachner
    • Mata Harias Mata Hari
    Daniel Brühl
    Daniel Brühl
    • Erik Jan Hanussenas Erik Jan Hanussen
    Joel Basman
    Joel Basman
    • Gavrilo Principas Gavrilo Princip
    • Director
      • Matthew Vaughn
    • Writers
      • Matthew Vaughn(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Karl Gajdusek(screenplay by)
      • Mark Millar(based on the comic book "The Secret Service" by)
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    Storyline

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    In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.
    • 1910s
    • third part
    • based on comic
    • marvel comics
    • icon comics
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      • Action
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    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for sequences of strong/bloody violence, language, and some sexual material
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    • Trivia
      The first panoramic shots of trenches, with the voiceover of The Shepherd, in particular the part depicting mountains of shell cases are taken from real photographs of the Battle of The Somme. Fought between July and November 1916, with no clear winner, it cost the lives of around 700,000 British and French soldiers and 550,000 Germans. As shown, entire battalions were mowed down with machine gun fire, and over one million shells were fired in the first week alone.
    • Goofs
      There is a brief flashback showing the death of Tsar Nicholas and his family, and while the scene has been painstakingly reconstructed down to the wallpaper of the basement, the family is shown being quickly killed with a single discharge of what appears to be a machine pistol by one person pretending to be a photographer. The real execution was far messier and cruel: the assassins tricked the family into posing for a photograph, but no camera was brought. Instead, the chief of the guards read a makeshift death sentence and then an entire squad entered the room. After the shooting, the Tsar, his wife and son had been killed, but the four daughters were still alive, due to the fact they had sewn jewels in their clothes, so the troops finished them off with bayonets and the butts of their rifles. Due to the gruesome nature of this, it is possible this is a deliberate alteration by the director.
    • Quotes

      Duke of Oxford: Reputation is what people think of you. Character is what you are.

    • Crazy credits
      Tom Hollander is credited as 'Tom Hollander³', as he plays three different characters.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Oscars (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Measure of a Man
      Performed by FKA Twigs feat. Central Cee

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    6/10
    A Messy Prequel That Has No Idea What It Wants To Be
    Kingsman: The Secret Service was one of the biggest surprises in a cinema I've had in the last decade. I remember being excited for it but I never expected to fall in love with it as much as I did and the film still holds up every time I rewatch it. I even enjoyed The Golden Circle, it's not perfect and nowhere near as good as the original but I still get a lot of enjoyment out of it. But from the moment The King's Man was announced I just couldn't understand why it was being made. I don't dislike the idea of doing a prequel film but I thought the franchise would be better suited to finishing up the Harry/Eggsy story first before going into spin off and prequel territory. I was hoping this film would surprise me by being a different kind of entry for the franchise but unfortunately it was every bit as pointless as I feared it would be.

    I think the thing that stops this film from being bad overall is it's central characters. Ralph Fiennes is great in this film, he is as perfectly cast in this role as Colin Firth was in the 2015 original. He brings all the charm and etiquette you'd expect from this type of character while being completely capable in all the action scenes. I also really liked newcomer Harris Dickinson, he gives a really good performance and has great chemistry with Fiennes. I liked that Vaughn didn't just make him an Eggsy clone, he's a very different character and much more stern and serious and it works surprisingly well. Djimon Hounsou and Gemma Arterton made for really likeable and entertaining side kicks and they actually ended up stealing the movie for large portions. Most of the villains I found to be underwhelming but with the exception of Rhys Ifan who may have ultimately been the best part of the entire experience for me. He was delightfully over the top, capable and threatening in all the fight scenes and hilariously funny, it's only a shame that he wasn't in the film more.

    I think The King's Man best finds it's footing in it's 3rd act. It's when all of the masses exposition start to pay off in some way and it's in this part of the film that it truly starts to feel like a proper Kingsman prequel. I started to recognise the tropes I love in those other two films and I have to praise that this did make the film end on a reasonably solid note for me. However a fairly good ending doesn't make up for the nearly 2 hour slog that The King's Man is leading up to that 3rd act. Vaughn spends most of the film trying to compress years of history into a 2 hour runtime and it feels unbelievably messy as a result. While I liked most of the action sequences they are few and far between and I have to say that I found the film boring for the most part. I think Vaughn was a little bit too devoted to real life events and I think he may have benefitted from taking some more creative liberties that better suited the Kingsman universe.

    In addition to how poorly paced the film was I also have no idea what Vaughn's ultimate vision for it was. The tone shifts between being a serious war drama and a more over the top spy film constantly, sometimes in the same scene, and these two styles do not mix well. The film spends large portions devoted to the trenches of World War One just to abruptly switch to the goofy, moustache twirling villains plotting their evil plans to take over the world and it just makes those more serious moments feel cheap by comparison. It's hard to feel like I'm watching a Kingsman film when I'm watching the battle sequences and it's hard to feel like I'm watching a war movie in those more Kingsman oriented scenes.

    I think there is a potentially good prequel somewhere inside this movie but it's buried underneath messy storytelling and two polar opposite tones that make me confused as too what kind of film I'm supposed to be watching. Thankfully it's central characters lift the film up somewhat and it's not without its entertaining and effective scenes but I just don't think Vaughn had a clear idea for what he wanted to do with this prequel. I think the best thing the franchise could do now is finish up the Harry/Eggsy trilogy and end things on as strong a note as possible.

    6.2/10 - C+ (Middling)
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    • Is it related to Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)?
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    • Release date
      • December 22, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
      • German
      • French
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Kingsman: Khởi Nguồn
    • Filming locations
      • White Waltham, Maidenhead, UK
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Studios
      • Marv Films
      • Cloudy Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $37,176,373
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,915,542
      • Dec 26, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $125,897,478
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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