brentage5000

Ignore all the negative reviews on here. This film is exactly what it says on the tin -- essentially, a female John Wick -- and it owns that. The dialogue is snappy, the performances are winking, the actors are having fun, and it's generally just a good time. If you enjoyed Keanu Reeves checking into a hotel with an infinite amount of magic coins and using all sorts of code words for guns to avenge his dog, you can handle Karen Gillan doing the same with classic works of literature to protect a little girl.

Overall, I've been a fan of The Rookie. Nolan is likable, the supporting cast are entertaining and have enough background for their own plotlines, and the story moves at a believable clip. Imagine my surprise, then, when we get what feels like a season two episode smack in the middle of season three, where Lopez isn't the detective she's been all season, Jackson is still with his celebrity boyfriend, and the dates of action are late 2019. The plot device of it being documentary style wasn't as bothersome as some reviews seem to find it, and connecting it to other things we've seen (the missile scare, the culture jumpers) was neat, but mostly this was just an episode airing past its date of interest.