![]() ![]() Refined but brutal, civilized but merciless." Duke of Oxford. "We are the first independent intelligence agency. I don't know about that, but Fiennes sure does know his way around the screen. These two elite secret agencies must band together to defeat a common enemy. After the Kingsmans headquarters is destroyed and the world is held hostage, an allied spy organization in the United States is discovered. With Taron Egerton, Edward Holcroft, Gordon Alexander, Mark Strong. More than one commentator has suggested how apt Fiennes would be as the new Bond. Kingsman: The Golden Circle: Directed by Matthew Vaughn. I was pleasantly surprised by the imaginative re-creation of history and the low-key humor, so evocative of the Brit stereotype. Besides the memorable Rasputin swordplay, in the final act, when Oxford uses a new-fangled parachute to storm the supreme villain's high mountain hide out, the stunt work is just short of breathless, coupled with CGI to give a Bondian feel to the spy shenanigans. Director Matthew Vaughn allows his actors to express themselves wildly but with a modicum of Brit-like decorum fitting of the balance between dark history and playful replay. When Rasputin battles with Oxford, the screen is alive with Russian-style dancing-swordplay, Rasputin's lusts, and plain old good dialogue. Not to be missed is Rhys Ifans as Rasputin, a diabolical force in getting the Soviet Union to withdraw from the war, to the delight of Germany and the dismay of England. The movie has moved up the charts by 536 places since yesterday. The Kings Man is 1352 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. Streaming charts last updated: 5:27:34 a.m. The major historical figures are Kaiser Wilhelm, King George, and Tsar Nicholas-all played entertainingly by Tom Hollander. Show all movies in the JustWatch Streaming Charts. Much of the film weaves history around WW I into a fiction about a few good men and women trying to stop the march to war. ![]() Real power lies in understanding who it is you're truly fighting, and how they can be defeated." Duke of Oxford (Ralph Fiennes) The tongue is not too far in the cheek with the semi-serious King's Man starring Ralph Fiennes as the dapper but deadly Duke of Oxford, organizer of the sophisticated spy agency that in previous iterations was more satirical of spy stories. ![]() "Real power is not found running off to war. ![]()
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