Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
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The Kingsman and Statesman agencies must unite to take down a global drug cartel.
The story
A year after joining the Kingsman intelligence service, Gary "Eggsy" Unwin is targeted by a former trainee who hacks into the agency's database. This breach allows Poppy Adams, the leader of the massive drug cartel known as "The Golden Circle," to launch a devastating attack on the Kingsman headquarters. To survive and counter the threat, the remaining agents must seek out their American counterparts, the Statesman. The two organizations must then forge an uneasy alliance to track down the cartel's leadership and stop the global distribution of a dangerous new toxin.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a cybernetic attack by Charlie Hesketh leads to the destruction of the Kingsman headquarters, Eggsy and Merlin flee to the Statesman headquarters in Kentucky. They find Harry Hart alive but suffering from amnesia due to nanotechnology. The two agencies join forces to combat Poppy Adams, who has tainted her drugs with a toxin causing a blue rash and mania. While Eggsy tracks her henchmen at the Glastonbury Festival, the team travels to Italy to find a hidden antidote factory. After a series of betrayals involving the agent Whiskey, the team travels to "Poppy Land" in Cambodia to find Poppy's hideout. They rescue Elton John and eventually confront Poppy, who dies from an overdose. They then face Whiskey, who intends to let the drug users die to boost the Statesman's stock. After defeating him, they release the antidote. The film ends with the President being arrested, the Statesman purchasing a distillery in Scotland, and Eggsy marrying Princess Tilde.
- First release year
- 2017
- Runtime (minutes)
- 141
- Production countries
- United Kingdom; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Matthew Vaughn
- Writers
- Jane Goldman · writer; Matthew Vaughn · writer
- Cast and characters
- Colin Firth · Harry Hart; Julianne Moore · Poppy Adams; Taron Egerton · Gary "Eggsy" Unwin; Mark Strong · Merlin; Halle Berry · Tequila; Elton John · Elton John; Channing Tatum · Whiskey; Jeff Bridges · Champagne
- Genres
- spy action comedy; action; comedy
- Themes
- collaboration; addiction; betrayal
- Tone and mood
- action-packed; absurd
- Setting
- London, Kentucky, Italy, and Cambodia in the present day.
- Premise and plot tags
- spy; action; comedy; sequel
- Source material / true-story basis
- Kingsman comic series
- Franchise connections
- Kingsman
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its action but criticized it for being repetitive or overly long.
- Reported review scores
- CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F
- Awards and nominations
- Empire Award · Best Thriller · win; Golden Trailer Awards · Best Action · nomination; Saturn Awards · Best Action or Adventure Film · nomination
- Production trivia
- The film was banned from cinemas in Cambodia due to the location of the villains' base.
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