"Ace Agent: Origins" was released and received quite a good box office, but it received bipolar reviews, on the one hand, it was a typical like, but there were many people who said it was not worth it! In fact, these two statements do not conflict, the difference is in what angle to use to view.
2014 "Ace Agent" is a box office super dark horse, the plot is compact and vivid, and the dialogue is humorous and funny, and then in 2017, "Ace Agent 2: The Golden Circle" maintains the main axis of the first part, but the exaggerated skills cause some fans to complain about the loss of focus...
But coming to the third part, as the title of the film is to tell the origins of the organization "Kingsman", tracing the British secret service organization, code-named "Arthurian (King Arthurian)", wearing an impeccable fit suit and Oxford shoes, and the secret language of the customs is "Oxford not Brogues Oxford shoes are not equal to carved shoes".
1. An assassination mission in a world war
Ralph Fiennes, the Duke of Oxford in Orlando, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for the assassination missions of the state but became a pacifist in disgust with killing, vowed to his dead wife that his son Connor would never see the war again.
However, when the First World War broke out in Europe, Orlando had to face his son's firm will to fight for his country, and at this time, King George V of England also sought Orlando's assistance to avoid further escalation of the war, so Orlando and his son Connor decided to carry out an assassination mission, targeting the notorious "demon monk" around the Russian tsar and the history, and at the same time had to fight against a secret organization that was bent on destroying England, the Shepherd!
2. Don't play with high-tech weapons, fight more creatively
For standard "Ace Agent" fans, just from the "Ace Agent: Origins" trailer, it can be seen that the director who has a high status in the minds of Taiwanese action movie fans still maintains a high degree of entertainment in this movie, especially the somewhat bad fight jokes in the first two films, after all, the movie is adapted from many DC superheroes and "X-Men" comics.
But if you are looking forward to the dazzling special weapons and dark weapons in "Ace Agents", you may be disappointed, because after all, this is a prequel, the historical scene is the First World War, and the real "Ace Agent" organization has not yet been created, so the small props used in the fight will not be as unexpected as the first two episodes...
3. The villain monk is the most eye-catching
Because the background is the First World War, many of the characters in "Ace Agent: Origins" are actually really in history, and the director has tried to use a fast pace to connect many historical events with the plot of the movie, and it is realistic, which really needs to be brainy, unlike the first two episodes.
And successful commercial action movies are definitely indispensable to a supervillain and his superb martial arts, Raspuddin in "Ace Agent: Origins" does successfully interpret such a position, and as for the protagonist of Ralph Fiennes's performance, the Duke of Oxford is also in excellent condition, combining the battle-hardened confidence of the Corinthian character in the first part, and the naïveté of "Igsey" Tyrone Eggerton, a fairly successful interpretation of how a nobleman can become a secret agent!
4. There are still key corners of the bento
Finally, it is worth mentioning that the first two parts have important roles that unexpectedly lead the bento, "Ace Agent: Origins" is not only Xiao Zhicao, but also the selection and timing are completely beyond the imagination of the audience, which is another key to the polarity of the film's reputation!