That's what Kingsman: The Secret Service will do if you see it this weekend.
Of course, it's not without its issues.
For instance the movie does lag somewhat in places. But that might very well be because the action is so intense when it does start, anything else feels like moving through treacle.
And that scene, the church one, might offend some. But the level of violence is so astonishingly heightened, it's farcical. And it is a fairly key demonstration as to what endgame Samuel L. Jackson's character is aiming for. Plus the type of church-goers it represents aren't the nicest... Even if you don't like the scene you've got to admire the bloody (har har) effort that went into making it.
Everyone in the movie is brilliant mind. From (relative) newcomer Taron Egerton (I can see why there is a corner of the 'net that would see him stepping into Spider Man's recently departed lycra suit) to Colin Firth- who is a revelation as Harry Hart/Galahad, super spy extraordinaire. This is most definitely not Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Instead it's James Bond by way of Kick-Ass and Men In Black (one scene so reminiscent of the latter I started humming that bloody Will Smith song!).
The plot is fairly simple; Egerton/Eggsy is a troubled lad who is very talented and intelligent, but continues to get in trouble with his violent step-father and the law. Hart bails him out as a favour to his Kingsman father who died saving Hart and other agents.
Hart sees in Eggsy something that the Kingsman service has been lacking in recent times, and so pushes Eggsy into the training regime along with other young men and women.
All the while Jackson's character seeks to rid Earth of the virus that is humanity- apart from those he deems worth saving. Even three days after seeing it (I'm late with this one) I can't find many holes in the plot, any points where the story deviated to a ridiculous extent and stalled moving forward. The only scene I personally felt was out of character was Eggsy's 'dalliance' with the Swedish princess. I dunno, it just felt like it was trying a bit too hard for that familiar James Bond ending. But then it's something I groan at in the Bond films anyway so..
A Bond film by way of Kick-Ass, with stopping off points and Men In Black and the Natasha Romanoff/Jonathan Steed school of international espionage, this is definitely one for film collection when it becomes available to buy, and an early 2015 hit!
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