The King's Man
2021
***
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance
As the Great War is about to break out, Duke of Oxford, who runs a secret network of spies, attempts to protect his only son, but he is up against a mysterious Scottish nemesis who manipulates the events of the war in order to undermine Britain. The prequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle mixes fact and fiction to tell an origin story of the Kingsman organisation. This enjoyable but overlong and disposable movie is a bit more grown-up and a bit less action-packed that the first two releases. Tom Hollander gives an amusing triple performance as King George, Kaiser Wilhelm, and Tsar Nicholas.
