A One Mann’s Movies review of “The King’s Man” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: “The King’s Man” is yet another pre-pandemic-advertised film. By my reckoning, we only have “Death on the Nile” and “Top Gun: Maverick” still to come out. But I may have missed some more! Plot Summary: Orlando, Earl of Oxford (Ralph … Read more
Vaughn and Golding cross the pond to deliver more of the same. You would probably need to be living under a rock not to know that “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” is the follow-up film to Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman’s highly successful 2015 offering “Kingsman: The Secret Service”: a raucous, violent and rude entry into … Read more
Matthew Vaughn, who’s previous films in the director’s chair number just four – “Layer Cake”, “Stardust”, “Kick Ass” and “X-Men: First Class” – does not do subtle. But he certainly does do stylish and entertaining. Of this set of past works, Kingsman is probably most closely aligned to Kick Ass with its anarchic tone and … Read more