9. "Formula films are only bad if they drag (like the director can't pace th..." In response to In response to 8
I think some people complained that John Wick 4 was too long - so that seems to border on pacing issues/complaints/faults.
That's the only way I see a formula film being terrible.
...and...
The Equalizer 2 had a setup where the bad guys were his old partners who thought they could easily take him out and he compelled them to meet him on his their old stomping grounds....
...so...
...that was a formula that I saw worked well enough to make the audience want part 3.
Part 3 didn't have an enemy like part 2 but...it's hard for me to complain too much about formula.
John Wick 4 was where I could see they were trying to go a bit more epic than formula would allow - but it kinda worked.