Kurt Wimmer delivers David Ayer a beat-em-up that still checks all of his boxes — there’s gratuitous SWAT action and corrupt police/government systems! Gonna go here: Better than John Wick 4!!

Quick breakdown:
* for Emmy Raver-Lampman who is just awful, possibly due to subpar zings but dang
** for the Lady Joker Assassin who is supposed to be the CIA’s #1 killer but immediately gets lit on fire — I wanted her to keep showing up like the lady who wouldn’t die in Austin Powers
** for Jeremy Irons seething but not seething enough
*** for Josh Hutchinson playing Silicon Valley sleaze version of… Eric Trump? Hunter Biden? Both, sadly?
*** for said muddy politics that at the end of the day believes in a functional system!! But also vigilante justice?? Any attempt is appreciated.
**** for Jason Statham continuing to look good kicking ass 
***** for nonstop bee puns — every action trope can be explained by melittology!