Atomic Blonde SPOILER-FREE Review

I've been on board with this movie ever since I saw the first trailer. What caught my eye immediately was how well choreographed the action sequences were. It was very John Wick -esque, which makes sense, since the director of Atomic Blonde , David Leitch , had co-directed the first John Wick with Chad Stahleski . While I really dug the trailer, I was afraid that Atomic Blonde would be too much like John Wick . That the overall style of the film, and its action sequences, would be too similar, and thus making Charlize Theron merely a female John Wick, as opposed to her being her own character. Another thing I was watching this movie closely for was the direction. Leitch is helming next year's Deadpool 2 , and I wasn't sold on him entirely as a director yet. Sure, he did a great job co-directing John Wick , but I wasn't sure exactly how competent he was at directing on his own. So, going into an advanced screening for Atomic Blonde , those were the two things I