Is Hotel Artemis a John Wick homage or a rip-off?

It’s already hard to remember how little anticipation there was when 2014’s John Wick opened. It looked like yet another dour revenge movie in Mad Max “you killed my family, prepare to die” mode, except this time with Keanu Reeves avenging his dead puppy. Then the film came out and it rightly became a slow-burn hit based on its stylish fights, memorable cinematography, and above all, its compelling look into a classy criminal underworld, as revealed through a thoroughly