Setting its tone from the start, the opening sequence to The King's Man is far more grounded than the fantasy spy-caper equivalents in the parent films, which is followed through in this prequel as a whole. There is a real attempt to evoke history using a sense of scale and epic sweep, although the film occasionally suffers from the amount of historical exposition, whilst the prototype Kingsmen's involvement in historical events works nicely here with some fun revisionism at play. Ralph Fiennes and Harris Dickinson work well as the father-and-son Harry/Eggsy substitutes, and the references to formative Kingsman touchstones are effective, alongside some surprisingly powerful commentary on the futility and destructiveness of war. Although the main villain may be somewhat thinly drawn, overall The King's Man proves to be an unexpectedly entertaining and engaging side-step from the main franchise.
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