In one way, the first John Wick was such a pure, contained film. On the other hand, there was a mythology hinted at, and what we see expanded on here is so damn good. Yeah the action is great
John Wick. From the producer of CLASH OF THE TITANS and THE TOWN comes a tale of adrenaline-fueled revenge and redemption. When a retired hit man is forced back into action by a sadistic young thug, he hunts down his adversaries with the skill and ruthlessness that made him an underworld legend. 106,221 1 h 41 min 2014.
Should End After Chapter 5: The Series Risks Getting Repetitive. So far, the John Wick movies have continually upped the stakes. In the first movie, he avenges his dog. In the second movie, he takes out a personal vendetta against a very powerful adversary. In the third movie, he faces the fallout from that vengeful impulse.
Not that he’s been gone that long–or deviated that much from his persona–but this later-stage butt-kicking does call to mind Liam Neeson ’s recent resurgence in movies like “ Taken ,” “ The Grey ” and “ Non-Stop .” Advertisement After all these years, though, he’s still quintessentially Keanu.It’s the first thing anyone ever says about Keanu Reeves’ perpetually unsuccessful retired killer: John Wick is great at murder. John Wick is the guy you send to kill the boogeyman. John Wick
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