I enjoyed this. Nicely woven plot, albeit with a few overly obvious twists and turns, with a few good “surprise!” moments.
This is the London of Canary Wharf and the post-Thatcher era of common-as-muck moneymakers in nice suits and old clubs; director Matthew Vaughn noted in the Q&A session added to the Region 1 disc that he wanted a step away from the lower class grubby pubs of the two Guy Ritchie films he’d produced (Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch), and one that would showcase a more beautiful London.
Violence tends toward the nasty, brutish, and short variety, rather than slo-mo-porno choreography.
Good, tough, smart crime film with minimal comedy, well acted, recommended. I can see why Sony wanted Craig for Bond with this on his resume.