Kingsman: The Secret Service is a good bit of manic fun. For those who feel that Barbara Broccoli & company have made James Bond a bit to serious will find some solace in Matthew Vaughn's latest outing. Kingsman is to the Spy genre what Kick-Ass was to the Superhero genre, a counter-point. In a film world where James Bond has gotten more serious Kingsman fills in the goofy void that it leaves behind. It's cartoonishly fun as it pays homage to both the Connery era of Bond & 60s T.V. spy shows (like The Avengers) - though it can be a bit too meta when it comes to paying said homage. It works within its own rights. Outside of feeling that Vaughn still has a bit of trouble handling tone & a run-time that makes the film feel like it's outstaying its welcome I have to admit that I had a good amount of fun with it. The film shines its brightest when Colin Firth is on screen. The man is fantastic at playing the role of the veteran spy, he is perfect in every way. The action sequences, while not having the flow or believability of other recent action movies like Fury Road or John Wick, are fun in their own right. They're also rather vicious in execution, definitely not for the feint of heart - also this has the best usage of Free Bird I've seen yet. When it's all said and done Kingsman: The Secret Service is a good bit of fun. It's not entirely inspired but that really doesn't matter. Execution matters, and as far as I'm concerned Kingsman fires on all cylinders. (7/10)