Early Buzz: Matthew Vaughn's 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' Is Hyper-Violent, Stylish And Funny

With all the release date shuffling Matthew Vaughn's latest film has endured, one could assume it is no good. The film, Kingsman: The Secret Service, had multiple release dates before settling on February 13, 2015 in the U.S. Usually that's a sign of weakness, but perhaps not in this case. Based on a comic written by Mark Millar, Kingsman: The Secret Service has begun screening for critics and fans in the UK and the buzz is as if the film never moved a muscle. It seems Vaughn has made a film that's very much in line with Kick Ass, but with bigger action, bigger stars and even bigger possibility for franchising.

Below, read some early buzz on Matthew Vaughn's latest film, Kingsman: The Secret Service.

Here are a bunch of Kingsman: The Secret Service review tweets.

So much verve & invention in Kingsman: The Secret Service. Like Bond's mischievous, foul-mouthed, psychotic cousin

— Jamie Graham (@jamie_graham9) November 13, 2014

One scene in Kingsman: The Secret Service is so energised, violent & batshit crazy, I didn't know whether to cower or leap up & cheer

— Jamie Graham (@jamie_graham9) November 13, 2014

Saw The Kingsman: Secret Service for @digitalspyfilm tonight, introduced by director Matthew Vaughn as the film he's most proud of.

— Ben Rawson-Jones (@rawsonjones) November 13, 2014

If you enjoyed Kick Ass, you'll love Kingsman: Secret Service. An exhilarating, funny film with a distinctly British heart. @digitalspyfilm

— Ben Rawson-Jones (@rawsonjones) November 13, 2014

Colin Firth and Taron Egerton are sublime. Hopefully Kingsman: Secret Service is just the beginning. It's that kind of movie.@digitalspyfilm

— Ben Rawson-Jones (@rawsonjones) November 13, 2014

Kingsman: The Secret Service is a blast. Audacious, hyper-violent, stylish, funny and the work of an utter madman. In the best possible way.

— Chris Hewitt (@ChrisHewitt) November 13, 2014

Things happen in Kingsman that I've never seen before in a mainstream movie. It'll divide some people, but great to see risks this big.

— Chris Hewitt (@ChrisHewitt) November 13, 2014

And yes, there's a Colin Firth action sequence that comes on like the whole of The Raid meets the last 20 minutes of Braindead.

— Chris Hewitt (@ChrisHewitt) November 13, 2014

#Kingsman: by no means perfect, but the last third is just ridiculously entertaining. One scene is ridiculously, jaw-droppingly violent.

— Ben Travis (@BenSTravis) November 13, 2014

Well, Kingsman: The Secret Service is utterly demented. Mostly in a good way.

— Nick de Semlyen (@NickdeSemlyen) November 13, 2014

If you've ever wanted to see Colin Firth go Raid-style loco on a room full of people, scored to Freebird, this is the movie for you.

— Nick de Semlyen (@NickdeSemlyen) November 13, 2014

Very encouraging stuff. Plus, it seems U.S. fans will soon get a chance to sneak preview the film as the series creator, Mark Millar, has begun tweeting about a New York screening  on his Twitter: @mrmarkmillar.

So what is Kingsman: The Secret Service about and who is in it? To recap.

Kingsman: The Secret Service opens February 13, 2015. It stars Colin Firth as a bad-ass spy who recruits a troubled, but promising young man (Taron Egerton) to join an elite group of super-spies. It also stars Samuel L. Jackson as the villain, Michael Caine as the head of the spy organization, Mark Strong as another Kingsman officer, and Mark Hamill in a role written specifically for him.

Based upon the acclaimed comic book and directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass, X-Men First Class), Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

Alternate source: JoBlo