The King’s Man movie review: Superspy origin story meets quirky alt-history

Language: English In the first Kingsman film, Galahad briefly tells Eggsy about the World War I origins of the gentleman-spy organization fronted by the distinguished Kingsman Tailors of Savile Row, London. With the third film of the franchise, The King’s Man, director Matthew Vaughn returns to serve us that origin story in detail, complete with dollops of alt-history to spice things up. They’ve retained much of what worked for the franchise – the humour, the action, the good manners – and placed it all in a spectacular setting that would have been considered unrealistic, if it wasn’t for the fact that many of the events in the film actually did happen, albeit over a century ago. More than anyone else, this film is made for those that find themselves at the precise intersection of ‘Kingsman fan’ and ‘history nerd’.