As Ballerina opens this weekend, having the opportunity to screen Wick is Pain, seemed like appropriate timing. the film has already been available on demand for the last few weeks. However, we can always kick it up a notch for a deserving film and get it more exposure. I don’t mind. The downfall, and one of the reasons I hadn’t already watched Wick is pain, is that it apparently has no audio description available. So, now the question is, going in blind, should you watch? The answer, surprisingly is, maybe.

Wick Is Pain takes a behind the scenes look, without pulling all its punches, at the making of the John Wick franchise, from concept to mega franchise. The stunts, the behind the scenes drama, whether or not someone can have a beard, cool tricks stunt coordinators use, and of course, Keanu. we learn how the film came to be, without the initial green light of a major studio, how it was financed, and how two best friends struggled to create this fan favorite. The balance isn’t great, as it leans mostly on the initial first outing, and not a balanced look at the quadrilogy like last years Doc Of Chucky managed for fans of the killer doll. I would have appreciated more balance.

But what keeps this from being stale is its commitment to not being a 100% puff piece, like a DVD featurette. Disney loves making these types of “making of” things before the release, and in cases of their Marvel films, there’s an entire streaming collection “Assembled” that looks at how those films beat no odds whatsoever. of course, HBO has long had its First Look series. This is less concerned with getting you to be a fan or hyped for the John wick films, and knows its fans want an unflinching look. It mostly delivers.

Even without audio description, the die hard John Wick fan looking for their behind the scenes look will be treated to unfiltered opinions and tricks of the trade from those that made the thing they love. While it isn’t a special feature, we are already use to buying physical media where much of this similar content doesn’t have audio description. they describe the movies, but not the extras. If you want to hear director’s commentary, you’re going to have to sacrifice audio description. Of course, I wish that wasn’t true, but we still live in a world where the majority of things aren’t described. We have to cross that first before we can get to some other stuff. But, blind non-fans of John Wick will likely not get enough from this without description.

But, if you happen to be a sighted reader, and a john Wick fan, the better question is why haven’t you watched this? it might be limited to fans of the franchise in many regards, but that franchise made a ton of money. Sadly, not enough money to get this doc the accessibility it needs for blind fans of John Wick to truly enjoy all of it, and not just the audible interview portions.

Fresh: Final Grade: 6.9/10