When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
The sequel piles on more action, more spectacle, and more characters than its predecessor, but critics were sharply divided over whether that excess is the point or the problem. Defenders found it a sincere, gleefully unhinged escalation; detractors argued it mistakes volume for wit, trading the original's satirical edge for bloated, lurching farce. The treatment of female characters and the film's sheer length drew particular criticism.
“It's doubled down on the mayhem and hammered out the tone. Everything is sincere even when it's insane.”
Amy Nicholson·Uproxx
“Even when Kingsman: The Golden Circle goes off the rails and it inevitably does, this cracked caper wears you down with action and giggles.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“The movie is too long, too violent, too silly – too everything. … To put it another way: First time satire, second time farce”
Christopher Orr·The Atlantic
“Kingsman: The Golden Circle offers everything – several bored Oscar winners; two scenes featuring death by meat grinder; Elton John, mugging in close-up – except a good time.”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
Action, Adventure, Comedy
When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
The sequel piles on more action, more spectacle, and more characters than its predecessor, but critics were sharply divided over whether that excess is the point or the problem. Defenders found it a sincere, gleefully unhinged escalation; detractors argued it mistakes volume for wit, trading the original's satirical edge for bloated, lurching farce. The treatment of female characters and the film's sheer length drew particular criticism.
“It's doubled down on the mayhem and hammered out the tone. Everything is sincere even when it's insane.”
Amy Nicholson·Uproxx
“Even when Kingsman: The Golden Circle goes off the rails and it inevitably does, this cracked caper wears you down with action and giggles.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“The movie is too long, too violent, too silly – too everything. … To put it another way: First time satire, second time farce”
Christopher Orr·The Atlantic
“Kingsman: The Golden Circle offers everything – several bored Oscar winners; two scenes featuring death by meat grinder; Elton John, mugging in close-up – except a good time.”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
Action, Adventure, Comedy