When you take the hyper-competence of John Wick , the tactical grit of The Dark Knight , and the ethical quagmire of The Wire , and then you drop a villain with actual superpowers into the middle of it? You don’t get a superhero movie. You get a crime thriller on steroids .
Not soldiers. Not spies. Cops.
Angel doesn't win with a punch. He wins with procedure . He uses the police manual. He commandeers a civilian vehicle. He reloads his shotgun with ritualistic precision. The final battle isn't a CGI fest; it's a police raid gone spectacularly haywire. super cops vs super villain