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 was mainly look…