Basically it is typical russian film but for americans and with american actors as well. I've seen some reviews with 'doesn't get the bus scene' - well, The Bus Scene is actually fine & thin setup for final 'hero departure'. One can say that no way those russian mobsters do such thing as crash the car and go to the bus like LOL, but any russian mobster can tell otherwise - things like that are known in Russia.
One of the coolest underlying theme in that movie is that story kinda more 'breaking bad' rather than 'john wick'. Bob Odenkirk is neither Soul Goodman nor Jimmy McGill, but Walt Whitman alter ego with some hardcore John Wick chops, if not Commando 'get to the choppa' kind of guy.
Fine little gem, great easy cinema, but little too much gory. I'd say it's about 8 stars, but for the flock of great russian actors I'd add +0.5 points. Truly urs 'I've seen it all'.
One of the coolest underlying theme in that movie is that story kinda more 'breaking bad' rather than 'john wick'. Bob Odenkirk is neither Soul Goodman nor Jimmy McGill, but Walt Whitman alter ego with some hardcore John Wick chops, if not Commando 'get to the choppa' kind of guy.
Fine little gem, great easy cinema, but little too much gory. I'd say it's about 8 stars, but for the flock of great russian actors I'd add +0.5 points. Truly urs 'I've seen it all'.