Kingsman: The Golden Circle - 10 Early Reactions You Need To Hear

2. Less Creative And More Predictable

"It's got more stars, more set pieces, more… stuff. The garish violence is still there, as is the profanity. Gone, however, is much of the creativity, the unpredictable, see-what-sticks depravity. The movie has its moments, but the bloat and the blandness take their toll." - Village Voice

As already touched on, The Golden Circle fails to reach the same heights as the original, and some reviewers delved deeper into why that is than others.

Despite stuffing the roster with an injection of A-list talent and dialling up the action to 11, one critic felt the Kingsman sequel wasn't quite as creative as its odds-defying predecessor, and thoroughly more predictable.

Perhaps predictability wouldn't have been so much of an issue if Harry's return had been kept under wraps.