John Wick's legend boils down to simple premise encapsulated in a favorite four-letter acronym: FAFO. For those who require a slightly wordier summary, a low-level thug invades a grieving widower's home and murders his adorable beagle puppy – i.e., the "effing around" part.
Then came the finding out. Said widower is a stone-cold retired hitman, the monster other monsters fear, Baba Yaga. This grievous insult un-retires him. The widower creatively murders his way through dozens of henchmen and ends his assailant's life with a bullet to the head. Shortly afterward he adopts a very sweet pit bull.
