The opening car chase / fist fight in Eggsy's cab is a fun, frenetic action sequence; the climactic gun fight at Poppy's headquarters is a gadget - filled fact - paced spectacle reminiscent of the infamous church scene in The Secret Service (not as good, though). (donttalkaboutmovies.net)
On the rural Church scene there is a similar mix of struggle and hope. (premierchristianity.com)
Eminent church scene observer Martin Marty commented that if young seminarians could be as interesting about life as Allen is about death, «maybe we'll have a new generation of theological winners again.» (religion-online.org)