Only Poppy has the cure, and she uses that as leverage to legalize drugs globally, thus legitimizing her business and securing her place as the world’s most successful businessman. Full of fake charm and loaded with cruelty, Poppy is a major drug dealer whose eccentricity leads her to poison her own supply in order to hold the world hostage. Jackson was able to ham it up as Richmond Valentine, and picking up where he left off is Julianne Moore as Poppy Adams. It deflates things a little, yet Vaughn does well to keep the fun going. From the trailers, fans already know coming in that Harry Hart (played again by Colin Firth) is still alive, so we know major characters don’t die. In a world where dead people can come back to life, it’s difficult to create any tension. Knowing all that, The Golden Circle’s major drawback is realizing the stakes are empty. Complete with fun gadgets (a car that can transport underwater, grenades which look like baseballs, fancy lassos, suitcase rocket launchers, robotic dogs, Elton John), you can see and understand the cartoon comparison. As this attack takes place in the streets of London, Vaughn sets the tone that this will be crazier than its predecessor. Eggsy (Taron Egerton) is back to save the world and, with all the exposition out of the way, Vaughn jumps right in with an action sequence set to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy.” Eggsy’s immediate villain is Charlie Hesketh (Edward Holcroft), a callback to the The Secret Service who was believed to be dead. The Golden Circle, if nothing else, is consistent with its intent to go big. As history has proven, bigger is not necessarily better, but considering the cartoon-like vibe of the series, it’s perfect. Full of action and humor, The Golden Circle incorporates typical sequel tropes – bigger action and explosions, a bigger cast with A-list names, and bigger stakes. This follow-up, The Golden Circle, harkens back to the Bond films when Roger Moore was 007. After two years Vaughn is back with the spy franchise that’s way more fun than it deserves to be. The man behind Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Days of Future Past successfully branched out to the spy genre and many couldn’t wait for a follow-up. Kingsman: The Secret Service was a surprise hit for 20th Century Fox in early 2015, and it brought more recognition and success to director-producer-writer Matthew Vaughn.
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