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It was pretty empty but the movie was actually great. Hopefully word of mouth helps
Only complaint is the slow start and the sister storyline. Actually it was when she was with her dad that kind of bored me. I liked how they mentioned training that one shot because that's all it takes

The daughter connected to the people she was tracking so that aligned with the story although the people didn't know she was actually there to kill the ones that killed her dad and the daughter was more of a side quest lol

The sister story felt forced and cheesy as hell. That could have been removed

Loved how she took to heart what her trainer said about improvising because she used everything as a weapon. And they did a great job with displaying how she's small so she has to use every tool

Her at the weapons store and using all the explosives instead of the guns was awesome lol

That flamethrower was cool as fuck lol

They made it seem like Wick didn't have much of an appearance. I guess to not piggyback on him too much. I knew there was no way she was going to kill him. That'd be horrible for the franchise. And obviously he wasn't going to kill her. So it was great to see him in action again

Interesting that she ended up getting a bounty on her head. I wonder if the movie somehow does great at the box office that we'll see a team up with Wick

I'd like her to get one of those special suits Wick wears
 
If you want to watch a top-notch action flick, this is it. If you told me that Chad Stahelski ghost-directed this entirely, I'd believe you. I thought Ana de Armas was brilliant and believable in her role as an assassin out for vengeance. You can tell she put everything into her role. That flamethrower sequence is ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ. Some brutal kills in this. I liked the theme of choice, nature/nurture that was touched on in this.
 
PRAISE: When a movie manages to entertain even with a basic seeking revenge and to avenge plot that's really silver medal worthy. The story Eve Macarro takes on an army of killers as she seeks revenge against those responsible for the death of her father. I give high praise to Ana de Armas, for all the things she had to do physically in this film. I praise the movie for its unique kills and surprisingly fun and well choreographed and unique action sequences. The first hour is more of a character builder with some action and familiar Wick characters making appearances, but the second hour is truly no holds barred, yes that just happened action and then some. Even with some of the things that were given away in the trailer to pull audiences in this movie definitely rises above its basic paths.

PROBLEMS: It is pretty funny how the movie completely avoids some cliches but dives head first into several of them. I immediately started having flashbacks of the movie that starred Elsa Pataky in 2022 titled interceptor in which the very petite actress took on men over 6'5 when i watched Armas do the same in this flick. Unbelievable and definitely pushed the suspend disbelief meter to the max. Still this is a good action romp until John Wick returns....somehow.

Scale of 1 to 10 a 7
 
I went into this movie blind.

All I can say is it was awesome. Feels like if COD was a move.

It was good to see Reeves and Riddick was a big surprise.

I'm sure a lot of people will sleep on it because they don't think a woman can follow in the steps of Wick.

They will miss out on a great action movie
 
I went into this movie blind.

All I can say is it was awesome. Feels like if COD was a move.

It was good to see Reeves and Riddick was a big surprise.

I'm sure a lot of people will sleep on it because they don't think a woman can follow in the steps of Wick.

They will miss out on a great action movie
That's likely a huge deterrent but they explained it well and worked around it. Movie wasn't marketed nearly as much as Megan 2. Definitely feels like they were banking on people going because of the John Wick name. This should have been a huge summer blockbuster
 
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