Review of The King's Man (2021) by Mrpajamas — 13 Jan 2022

The third Kingsman, although this time a little different than he has been so far. The modern era has been replaced by the past and this change was, dare I say, bold. Not everyone, in my opinion, can swallow the fact that we are suddenly no longer in a modern setting with all the trappings of the past, but in the past without the Kingsman toys.

Compared to the previous films, this installment is simply different and I believe it will find both its enthusiasts and haters. I was satisfied, even though I was apprehensive at first. The opening was a blast, but then there were moments that I didn't enjoy and I thought it was probably going to be a dud.

Luckily it wasn't and it didn't take long and after Rasputin came on the scene, who by the way was the best character of the whole film for me, it grabbed me and didn't let go until the very end. That was great by the way and explained the origin of the series beautifully, but I'm getting a bit ahead of myself.

Classically, the action didn't disappoint, which is simply superbly filmed in this series, and it's no different here. It's maybe a little weaker, but that's because as I mentioned, story-wise we're a few years ahead of the previous installments so the real nuts and bolts of the Kingsman outfit isn't here yet.

Despite that, the action here is again beautifully executed, especially in one passage that I devoured and thought I wasn't even watching the Kingsman series but a proper war movie. As I mentioned before.

The third installment is just different. What also changed a bit was the humor. It's there again and it's cool again, but I felt like it was in smaller doses and what definitely makes the third installment different is the overall seriousness.

There are some emotional moments that may have been in the previous volumes, but they didn't take me nearly as much as they did here. The war passages had something going for them and were, for me, the best part of the entire film.

To sum up. The new Kingsman went about it a little differently. He changed the time period, the characters and it changed the whole feel of the franchise. But for me, he did it right, and although I would have loved to see a modern Kingsman with Eggsy again, this was a nice change and for me, it was a good one.

The only minus for me remains that the Kalinka song that was heard in the trailer wasn't in the film. For me, a good film that I recommend.