'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' A Review

Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a spy/action movie a sequel to 2014's Kingsman. Eggsy(Taron Egerton) has settled into his role as a Kingsman but his life is upended when drug mogul Poppy(Julianne Moore) blows up the other members of Kingsman and releases a time-delayed poison with her product. Eggsy and Merlin(Mark Strong) join forces with their US counter parts Statesman to combat the world wide threat.

Sharp and gripping action don't make up for a convoluted and bloated script devoid of any character authenticity. Certainly there is a heightened element to the material but at least the first installment maintained some semblance of character development and arc for its lead. Here Egerton is mostly on his own to carry the movie on his charisma without any help from the limping script.

Overlong and overdeveloped, the action soars while the story flounders.

Rent It.