Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date.

So, here is what I watched this past week:

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Manners maketh man. That’s the principle behind this high-key, stylized spy seriocomedy. Director Matthew Vaughan has assembled a crackling team of British thespians to perform as a super-secret organization that operates even farther outside of the normal discretion of MI6.

Taron Edgerton plays a street tough, the son of a former Kingsman agent killed in the line of duty. When put forward by Galahad (Colin Firth) to replace another prominent Kingsman, he must outwit, outplay, and outlast his upper class competition to earn his place within the Kingsman organization. Complicating matters is a nefarious plot by a prominent tech billionaire (Samuel L. Jackson) to help protect the world from climate change through extreme and reprehensible means.

Along for the ride and all having a great deal of fun are Michael Cain as Arthur, the leader of Kingsman; Mark Strong as the organization’s tech guru Merlin; Sofia Boutella as Jackson’s personal assistant and bodyguard; Jack Davenport as agent Lancelot; and Mark Hamill in a short cameo as a climate scientist. That’s what these people are having and through them, so do we: fun. While not quite hyper-stylized, the film is rich in creative action sequences, fascinating details, and a third-act fireworks display that will put a moribund smile on your face.