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- 2021
- R
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 2 h 11 m
- 2021
- R
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 2 h 11 m
Summary As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. Discover the origins of the very first independent intelligence agency in The King's Man.
Directed By: Matthew Vaughn
Written By: Karl Gajdusek, Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons, Matthew Vaughn
- 2021
- R
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 2 h 11 m
- 2021
- R
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 2 h 11 m
The King's Man
44
5.2
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Summary As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. Discover the origins of the very first independent intelligence agency in The King's Man.
Directed By: Matthew Vaughn
Written By: Karl Gajdusek, Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons, Matthew Vaughn
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 40 Critic Reviews
44
20% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
55% Mixed
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
25% Negative
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 40 Critic Reviews
44
20% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
55% Mixed
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
25% Negative
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
A thoroughbred origin story and rollicking good adventure in one, led by an excellent Ralph Fiennes. It’s a hoot.
In its best moments, The King’s Man feels like you and your friends have just dumped out your great grandfather’s dusty crate of tin soldiers to create a game that has no rules whatsoever beyond doing something ridiculous. But the movie’s politics? Ugh. They are the cinematic equivalent of your British uncle complaining about cabbies with foreign accents or claiming that Brexit didn’t go nearly far enough.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 209 User Ratings
5.2
33% Positive
68 Ratings
68 Ratings
42% Mixed
88 Ratings
88 Ratings
25% Negative
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 209 User Ratings
5.2
33% Positive
68 Ratings
68 Ratings
42% Mixed
88 Ratings
88 Ratings
25% Negative
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
This easily surpasses the other two films and is wildly entertaining from beginning to end. Unburdened of the usual woke agenda this film is furiously fun and has some of the best action scenes I've seen in a long time - ignore all the whiny snowflakes, this is a good time! - 10 stars
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Great movie that surpassed my expectations. Good change in perspective as a prequel, and certainly different from the previous 2 movies. Good character development and writing, especially considering the intertwinement of history in the film.
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Like a great big playful un-neutered pitbull, Matthew Vaughn’s new Kingsman movie comes crashing into our cinematic lives this Christmas, overturning the furniture and frantically humping everyone’s leg before rolling over on the carpet for you to tickle its tummy or anything else that comes to hand.
History is just one big playpen for The King’s Man, but some games are less fun than others. Maybe using a glimpse of Hitler for a cheap thrill wouldn’t seem quite so grotesque in a movie that were more entertaining, but The King’s Man isn’t so it does.
The film can’t resist revelling in a conservative conclusion outside Buckingham Palace, with a victory banner fluttering against a smattering of St George’s flags.
But for all its faults, The King's Man is at least hilariously bad in the way that emotionless, made-by-committee blockbusters like Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker are not.
All the broad humor of the original film is gone, replaced by clunky and often tasteless gags, and the attempts to extract pathos from genuine tragedies vary from tacky to insulting.
The King's Man gave me everything I was looking for. A story with lots of action, variety of characters, lots of one on one fighting, and of course an intriguing final boss. A perfect example of a popcorn movie. Sorry that I didn't watch it at the cinema.
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The biggest issue that the King's Man deals with is the lack of identity. Due to the seriousness of the plot and the fact that it revolves around the start of WW1, They couldn't tap into the comedic tone that the first two films had. Instead, We had this kind of awkward movie that we couldn't take seriously because it didn't feel serious with action scenes that felt straightforward and uninspired. And it certainly doesn't help that the final 1/3 of the film absolutely drags.
Overall, It's the kind of movie I wanted to like more than I did. It tried too hard to be something that it wasn't and ran longer than it should have.
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Boooooooo
Did not enjoy this film. It fluctuated between being boring, stupid and depressing.
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Production Company
20th Century Studios,
Marv Films,
Cloudy Productions
Release Date Dec 22, 2021
Duration 2 h 11 m
Rating R
Awards
Taurus World Stunt Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Set Decorators Society of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
• 1 Nomination
