Kingsman: The Secret Service Is a Violent Fantasy of Weaponized Englishness

Colin Firth stars as a stealthy spy who recruits a troubled teen, played by Taron Egerton, into his elite espionage agency in the action comedy Kingsman: The Secret Service. Directed, co-produced and co-written by Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class, 

Harry Hart (Colin Firth) is a member of her majesty's other secret service, the Kingsmen, a top-secret organization of white men who work to save the world from evil villains and their dastardly plots. A mistake in the field years 

What the world doesn't need now is another James Bond spoof. At least that's what I thought until I saw the enormously fun, action-filled British spy flick Kingsman: The Secret Service. Actually this is probably less a Bond take-off (ala Austin Powers

Kingsman: The Secret Service | Official Trailer: With a new track from Iggy Azalea featuring Ellie Goulding. Based upon the acclaimed comic book and directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass, X-Men First Class), Kingsman: The 

Director Matthew Vaughn was having a pint with prolific comic book writer Mark Millar in a London pub when the two hit upon the idea of “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” The gleefully violent spy send-up/homage centers on the “Pygmalion”-style