John Wick

Somehow Keanu isn't quite as wooden in this one, and has a few great talking scenes. But the story, the ideas and the execution are hilarious, and unintentional. The worst/best example is when a traitor is executed by four men standing around then in a circle. Anyone think about the 'line of fire'? :-D Would have worked better as a comedy.

Many will probably say it's not that spectacular, mainly because of just how simple the premise of the story is, but often the best or most enjoyable films tend to follow simple narratives/ideas, avoiding excessive amounts of exposition-spewing monologues & too many convoluted twists that try to be clever. Keanu Reeves has been slated a number of times for his performances over the years, but he is really very good in this, making it one of his very best performances. He is a much more accessible character than the many 'lone wolf' super-assassin types we've been given in recent years, many of whom have rather limited range in terms of their personality. This isn't something that Reeves is lumbered with, he get's enough to do allowing him to stretch beyond just being a guy with a chip on his shoulder. A straightforward revenge film that has been superbly executed, with shades of 'Collateral' & 'The Raid' for good measure.

This film, though it has a well known actor the pacing of the scenes where a bit sleepy and boring. Gun action scenes are basic and common with a lot of movie mistakes. It's easy to end the life of Wick with one shot to the head but no hench man decides to do that. And strait from the off set of the boss bad guys intro, imposed that John wick was already someone not mess around with. But thinking about it maybe he would of killed his own wife eventually so she died anyway because of him. Watch it again if you didn't catch it. Business Shyco-man afraid of getting hurt but likes to hurt others. I think Google deleted some of the stuff I wrote, its not offensive FYI. John Wick 3 need to be about the wife!!!