The King's Man
critic Reviews
, 42% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Ralph Fiennes' solid central performance in The King's Man is done dirty by this tonally confused prequel's descent into action thriller tedium.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreStephen RomeiThe Australian
Afterwards I had to check if, for example, Mata Hari seduced US president Woodrow Wilson. This did-it-happen? question holds the interest throughout what is otherwise just another well-made, well-acted spy caper.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJake WilsonThe Age (Australia)
Tonally and thematically The King's Man is all over the place, in a way that lays bare the cynicism of Vaughn's own mission: to appear transgressive yet reassuringly conventional.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSimran HansObserver (UK)
The tone lurches awkwardly from sweeping colonial melodrama to grim battle epic, camp, pseudo-Bond caper and crass, unfunny farce.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMark OlsenLos Angeles Times
It is downright diabolical for Vaughn to make audiences even imagine a sequel to this unnecessary prequel simply to see if can be as outlandish as promised.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJames BerardinelliReelViews
As either a 007-inspired spy film or a comic book adventure, The King's Man feels stale.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRichard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
Part satire, part adventure, this prequel fails at both...
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRuben Peralta RigaudCocalecas
Simply put, it lacks a sense of fun. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDan BayerNext Best Picture
Funnier, more surprising, and more heartfelt than the first two films in the series, and if the team can keep up this level of quality in the future, then Mr. Bond may just have to watch his back.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMatthew PejkovicMatt's Movie Reviews
Imagine a feature length film of Drunk History where everyone was high on cocaine, and you might understand The King’s Man experience.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreKip MooneyCollege Movie Review
Can't decide if it wants to be Paths of Glory or Austin Powers.
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