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Director Matthew Vaughn returns for the prequel to the Kingsman spy comedy series, with Ralph Fiennes and Harris Dickinson (Maleficent:...
Director Matthew Vaughn returns for the prequel to the Kingsman spy comedy series, with Ralph Fiennes and Harris Dickinson (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil) joining the cast.
This looks at the spy organisation at the turn of the 20th century, when a group of the world's most notorious tyrants are plotting a war that will wipe out millions.
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41 %184 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
80 %2,387 reviewsAudience score rating
"As fancifully schlocky as its predecessors."
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Variety
Variety"A spectacular splurge of bad taste..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A cheeky revisionist-history/action-movie blast."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"In the way of the First World War which it chronicles, there simply aren't enough good men or women to throw at The King's Man who could ever make a difference."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"Triumphant action and epic performances are dragged down by a confused story and overlong runtime."
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IGN
IGN"Crammed with... ideas - some inspired, some underworked, and quite a few that should have been binned."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Incoherent, cynical and dull..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"All the pleasures of The King’s Man find themselves inevitably undermined by its hollowness."
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Independent
Independent"The King's Man'seeks to expand the spy franchise, but this prequel just might end it."
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CNN
CNN"(A) larky, vulgar Bond pastiche..."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"It is never boring, but it is also never remotely consistent..."
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail"A big-screen experience with plenty of whizz-bang..."
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South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post"Even an extraordinary Ralph Fiennes can’t save this film..."
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The Times
The Times"Uninspired..."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"A regressive, distorted portrait of England..."
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Slant Magazine
Slant MagazineThe King's Man | Details
- Rating
- R16, Violence, sexual references & offensive language
- Runtime
- 131
- Genre
- Action, Comedy
- Country of origin
- USA, UK
