The Golden Circle isn’t a great film. It’s a hangover movie—loud, excessive, a little regrettable, but strangely fun if you don’t take it too seriously.
Posted by [Your Name] | April 17, 2026
But here is the defense:
The destruction of the original shop forced Eggsy and Merlin to travel to the States to activate "The Doomsday Protocol," introducing us to the Statesman: a bourbon-swilling, lasso-wielding American cousin agency. But killing off Roxy, in particular, felt like Vaughn throwing away a perfectly good supporting character just to make Eggsy sad for ten minutes.
Let’s address the elephant in the room. Within the first twenty minutes, The Golden Circle commits cinematic patricide. Almost the entire Kingsman organization—including Roxy (Sophie Cookson) and, seemingly, Merlin’s dignity—is wiped out by a single missile strike.
It was bold. It was cruel. And ultimately, it was pointless.