Yeah yeah, like everything this is overly compared to and called a rip-off of whatever is popular, but it's not truly a Wick-esque revenge movie, but much more so a 60s western revenge movie.
And best of all: nothing is explained. A lot of this works because they barely discuss what the background is and I love that.
This extends to finally a true surprise. Movies and TV don't have surprises anymore, and I mean even the staple of the mystery or police procedural which always hand holds us so much that maybe it opens with the crime and we see all the details, know for the whole time who the bad guy is.
Not here. Here we get a series of reveals right up to The Top.
Further, there's no double crossing! The Deputy Director of the FBI who is acting all cryptic here and there... is just doing it above board. Not in on the plot. In fact, and in the best of the western mode, the topmost big bad isn't in on what evil was done in their name and thinks it is a step too far!
Last: it's surprisingly un-violent. Look close and notice how little blood there is. A nice touch not discussed is that he beats up or wounds people when he doesn't need (for tactics or revenge) to kill them. The FBI and USSS guys are beat up or hurt, the mercenaries are (mostly) killed. Nice.
And best of all: nothing is explained. A lot of this works because they barely discuss what the background is and I love that.
This extends to finally a true surprise. Movies and TV don't have surprises anymore, and I mean even the staple of the mystery or police procedural which always hand holds us so much that maybe it opens with the crime and we see all the details, know for the whole time who the bad guy is.
Not here. Here we get a series of reveals right up to The Top.
Further, there's no double crossing! The Deputy Director of the FBI who is acting all cryptic here and there... is just doing it above board. Not in on the plot. In fact, and in the best of the western mode, the topmost big bad isn't in on what evil was done in their name and thinks it is a step too far!
Last: it's surprisingly un-violent. Look close and notice how little blood there is. A nice touch not discussed is that he beats up or wounds people when he doesn't need (for tactics or revenge) to kill them. The FBI and USSS guys are beat up or hurt, the mercenaries are (mostly) killed. Nice.