What’s Aged the Best?
Baba Yaga; Continental; Perkins; lean plot; flash-forward; body blow; Jonathan; bartender; Winters; watch; Allen; Viggo; human shield
In the discussion (13)
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- Baba Yaga is praised as a nickname, despite pronunciation jokes and its failure to become a sports nickname. — Bill Simmons
- The Continental remains a strong element. — Bill Simmons
- Perkins’s fearless rule-breaking and willingness to insult Wick make her memorable. — Shea Serrano
- Omitting a police-investigation subplot keeps the film lean and focused on revenge. — Chris Ryan
- Opening with a later scene before circling back is praised. — Bill Simmons
- The son vomiting after a stomach punch effectively sells the blow. — Bill Simmons
- Winston calling Wick Jonathan suggests history and weight. — Bill Simmons
- The attractive bartender with a romantic history is recognized as a familiar action trope, with jokes about how soon she flirts after the wife’s death. — Bill Simmons
- Dean Winters’s battered adviser is compared with his insurance-ad persona, correcting the company to Allstate. — Bill Simmons
- Wick turning his watch inward is admired as a small practical detail; a military explanation is also offered. — Bill Simmons
- Alfie Allen is praised as a thoroughly unlikable son, strongly associated with his television persona. — Bill Simmons
- Viggo’s speech turns John’s wife dying into a story about himself; the speech is praised as awesome.
- The son using a woman as a human shield is moved from an aged-worst thought to an appreciated villain trope. — Shea Serrano