John Wick (2014) Review!!

Synopsis – An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.

My Take – This film is clearly an addition to the now days series “Bring a 90s star turn him into a bad ass & hunt down Russian gangsters” & like the others before this film is awesome!!Here, Keanu Reeves plays an ex hit man/ recent widower who gets carjacked by Russians & kill his dog. This events lead to a road down a dark & fun mindless action movie!

This may sounds like a terrible film on paper & even give a Straight-to -Video type of feel, but with the slickness of Keanu Reeves’ performance as the titular character and the sheer brilliance in its action sequences, this marks this film as one of the best action movies of the year. It is briskly paced, brilliantly shot and meticulously choreographed and keeps you wanting more and more. Reeves literally emulates cool in this film and does it with such confidence. The supporting cast filled with the likes of John Legiuzamo, Ian McShane, Adrianne Palicki and Willen Dafoe also keep this film very interesting. Every character is more ruthless than the next and pushes John Wick to be more ruthless than they are, creating a very cool dynamic between the character and the plot regarding the idea of how far is too far!

However, don’t expect some revelation from John Wick regarding the morality of bad and evil. This film wants you entertained and does so with brute force, it never lets up, not even for a second. Overall, John Wick is slick, violent fun that turns into a remarkable, surprising film that will catch you off guard. I highly recommend this film to action buffs especially but I’m sure those who just like a good movie will love it as well.