I fear Matthew Vaughn has just lost his grip on the humanity that so brilliantly balanced the silly stories he likes to tell. Stardust is one of my all-time favorite movies, and Kick-Ass, X-Men First Class, and Kingsman are some of the most entertaining blockbuster flicks available, where the action is satisfyingly contextualized through excellent character work.

But his last three movies just don’t have the right equation. From what I remember, Argyle started out really strongly but seriously devolved after the halfway point. I think he’s indulging too much in the overwrought spectacle that he first toed the line of at the end of the first Kingsman.