John Wick (2014)
Dir: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Defoe, Bridget Moynahan
Runtime: 1hr 41 (101mins)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Defoe, Bridget Moynahan
Runtime: 1hr 41 (101mins)
Story
After the death of his wife, an ex assassin comes out of retirement to complete one last job.
Review
I've heard so many people going on about John Wick that I decided to check it out.
It's pretty much a throw away film for me. Watch it once and that's it. Maybe the younger less wise version of me who would watch action films on repeat would buy it but not this version. Yeah it's fun and even though it is heavily cliched, it doesn't take itself seriously with character backgrounds and reasoning.
Here's a man, pissed off, lots of guns at his disposal and he is out for revenge.
There, summed up the whole movie!
It's pretty much a throw away film for me. Watch it once and that's it. Maybe the younger less wise version of me who would watch action films on repeat would buy it but not this version. Yeah it's fun and even though it is heavily cliched, it doesn't take itself seriously with character backgrounds and reasoning.
Here's a man, pissed off, lots of guns at his disposal and he is out for revenge.
There, summed up the whole movie!
No one does a great job but I think they were told that from the start, a couple of good cameos and an under used David Patrick Kelly will keep you entertained as Reeves pays his mortgage for another month.
Reeves does move well using firearms utilising a military technique called Centre Axis Relock (CAR) and he seems to have also added judo to his arsenal of fighting styles.
In short, a fun movie if don't want to think about plot, story or characters. Chances are you wont watch it again (unless this is your favourite genre)
Reeves does move well using firearms utilising a military technique called Centre Axis Relock (CAR) and he seems to have also added judo to his arsenal of fighting styles.
In short, a fun movie if don't want to think about plot, story or characters. Chances are you wont watch it again (unless this is your favourite genre)