The Continental: From the World of John Wick (2023)

The Continental, for me, at least, is too much The Sopranos and too little, John Wick. The atmosphere and the characterisations, feel more akin to a mobster series, than one about hit men and assassins. Its brash, its loud, one of the main character's called "Frankie" (insert "Joey, "Tony", you get the idea...its all the same) its wise guy smart mouthing, "slipped on the lawn" one liners. No doubt too, everyone, hate's each other but its all mobster gaudiness, cheesy parties, back slapping and hugs. "Ugh". There is an attempt to insert a little upper crust pretension and big money, wheeler dealing over parking lots, of all things but by then, the breads well and truly buttered. I'll be honest and say, I did not make it through the first episode. How on earth, did they get it this wrong? Its almost like the producers were given the script from another show, by mistake. In summary, if you like the John Wick franchise you may well find the cognitive dissonance, in terms of overall handling and atmosphere, simply too "wrong". I know I did.