“Kingsman: The Golden Circle” is a sequel to 2014’s “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” Because the original was so well received, the second film had a lot of hype and expectations surrounding it.
The original Kingsman movie was a new take on the classic spy movie, retaining the classic spy movie feel with secret agents going on missions to defeat the bad guys.
The second movie attempted to continue this idea with yet another villain standing in the Kingsmans’ way.
While not as good as the original, almost no sequel is. That being said, “The Golden Circle” was definitely worth seeing.
With the film’s combination of action, comedy and quality characters, the audience will once again find themselves sitting at the edge of their seats and wondering what will happen next.
A huge reason for the movie’s unpredictability is the villain in the story. Movies like these tend to rely on their villain for more action-packed scenes and interesting plot-lines. If the villain is boring, then the movie is boring as well.
Because the bad guys are so important in the Kingsman series, the actors who portray the villains deserve a lot of credit for capturing the audience’s attention.
Instead of bringing back Samuel L. Jackson, who played the villain in the first movie, this film introduces Poppy, played by Julianne Moore. Moore supplies many twists in the film, much like Jackson’s character from the first film.
“Kingsman: The Golden Circle” introduces another interesting group of characters, the Statesman, who are the American version of the British Kingsman.
In the movie, the Kingsmen find their “cousins”, the Statesman, and ask for their help in dealing with the Golden Circle, the drug trading business Poppy runs. This introduces an entirely new set of characters Eggsy, the film’s protagonist, must work with.
Because of this, the casting director was given the opportunity to include many new famous faces to the film, including Channing Tatum and Elton John. 
While many new faces were introduced, the backbone of this movie was its returning main characters. Colin Firth’s Harry Hart, Taron Egerton’s Eggsy and Mark Strong’s Merlin all returned. This gave the movie more emotional ties between characters, offering the audience a deeper connection to the film.
The only confusing point in the movie is why the Kingsman were specifically involved with a drug cartel in the first place. They were of the first to be targeted by Poppy, and instead of being drugged, they were bombed. This seemed incongruent with the cartel set-up—Poppy was aiming to sell her drugs in the United States, so why would she target a British secret service agency?
Overall, the movie was a quality film, one worth the time and money to watch. Because the original Kingsman film was of such high quality, it was difficult to create something that lived up to audience expectations. Despite lacking the originality of the first, it offers just as much action and comedy.