Kingsman: The Golden Circle is nowhere near what the first film was. I can't quite put my finger on it, but this one was actually too much of a "comedy" in the sense that what we get is not a homage to all things spy-related, but more or less a parody this time around. Don't get me wrong, there's some great stuff here, especially the opening scene as well as the fight scenes. But I think the pacing was a big off and I wasn't particularly digging the story motivation of Julianne Moore's villain of drugging (releasing a virus) and then holding the world hostage. The way her character was written was just weird. Her demise was satisfactory either. It's what the entire movie is building toward and it just fell flat. Hated to see Merlin go. He will be missed if there is a Part 3 on the way. As for both Halle Berry and Channing Tatum, they really aren't in the movie as much as you think based on the trailer. And speaking of the Trailer, out of all the trailers I have ever watched, this one was and is still the most egregious of them all. I remember when the trailer first dropped and they ruined, RUINED by telling everyone that Colin Firth as Harry was back and alive. Seriously, WTF! How does a trailer get made and then get signed off on to release with a major twist like that still intact? Okay, enough ranting. I do have one thing to ask, how and why the f*ck was Elton John in this? This is the biggest head scratcher of them all? Mind you, he is funny as hell and it's just just a single cameo. He pops up throughout the movie and each time being better (and funnier) then the last. So, the movie is worth a Rent, nothing more than that.