Legend Has It Review: John Wick With a Dildo, Lubed & Lethal

Legend Has It doesn’t ease you in. It kicks the door off its hinges, struts into the room wearing a grin, and dares you to keep up. What begins as a seemingly throwaway setup spirals into something far more confident, far more controlled, and far more entertaining than it has any right to be. This is lean, loud, and gloriously unfiltered action-comedy that knows exactly what it is and commits to it without flinching.

The hook is absurd by design, but the execution is razor sharp. A high-end dancer turning up for one final job only to land in the wrong room sounds like a sketch stretched thin. Instead, under Thomas Lorber’s direction, it becomes a pressure cooker. The camera stays close, invasive even, forcing us to live inside the chaos rather than observe it from a safe distance. Sweat, panic, bravado, and disbelief all bleed together as the night escalates from awkward to outright unhinged.

And yes, this is, without exaggeration, John Wick with a Dildo. That line isn’t a gag—it’s a mission statement. The action is brutal, inventive, and hilariously shameless in its use of whatever happens to be within arm’s reach. The scene where Jon Cor’s Legend takes on goons with a dildo is pure genius—a modern nunchuck moment reminiscent of Enter the Dragon. It’s memorable, magical, and absurdly funny, especially when he smothers it in lube from his lube pistol and chokes a thug with it. Instant classic.

Jon Cor is the engine that makes it all work. His physicality sells every beat, and it’s immediately clear this isn’t performative toughness. His background as a martial artist shows in the precision of the movement, the confidence in the choreography, and the way the action never feels cheated by editing. He’s not playing an invincible superhero; he’s reacting, adapting, surviving. The result is a reluctant, accidental hero who feels grounded even as the film gleefully spirals into excess.

The villain is another unexpected triumph. Tom Morton delivers a performance that’s equal parts charming and deeply unsettling. In his presence, the room feels like it could tip into chaos at any second. The intensity and sly menace he exudes recall Leonardo DiCaprio’s Calvin Candie—threatening yet magnetic—and he makes every scene he’s in crackle with tension and dark humor.

Huge shout-out to Frank Tremblay, who originated the story and co-wrote the script alongside Ramesh Santanam, laying the foundation for the film’s outrageous tone and razor-sharp action-comedy beats. The writing understands that comedy and action don’t need to compete for dominance. The script is tight, confident, and unafraid to push ideas to their logical extreme. Jokes land because they’re character-driven, not because the film pauses to announce them. The chaos feels earned, not random.

Legend Has It doesn’t pretend to be anything other than what it is: fast, filthy, fearless fun. But what elevates it is how seriously it takes its own insanity. This is a proof of concept that feels fully formed, bursting with personality and intent. By the time it ends, you’re not questioning the premise — you’re wondering how much further this world can be pushed. Unapologetic, physical, and wildly entertaining, this is action-comedy done with muscle and mischief. And if this really is just the beginning, The Legend has absolutely earned another dance.