When John Wick arrived in theaters in 2014 on a budget of just $20 million, Keanu Reeves’ precision-driven gun-fu and sustained-take choreography revolutionized action filmmaking almost overnight. Atomic Blonde Was a Great Follow-Up to John WickPlay videoAtomic Blonde earns the comparison to John Wick by matching its predecessor’s commitment to single-take scenes instead of quick-cut spectacle. Ultimately, Atomic Blonde succeeds exactly because Leitch treats every fight as a narrative beat with consequences, matching the philosophy that made John Wick a success. Those numbers leave Atomic Blonde in an uncomfortable position, successful enough to warrant a sequel, but not well-regarded enough to make the sequel a priority. Atomic Blonde is currently available to stream in its entirety on HBO Max.