SO I recently watched John Wick: Chapter 2 and I'm here to bring you my review. So without further ado...
Retired super-assassin John Wick(played by Keanu Reeves)'s plans to resume a quiet civilian life are cut short when Italian gangster Santino D'Antonio (played by Riccardo Scamarcio) shows up on his doorstep with a gold marker, compelling him to repay past favors. Ordered by Winston (played by Ian McShane), kingpin of secret assassin society The Continental, to respect the organization's ancient code, Wick reluctantly accepts the assignment to travel to Rome to take out D'Antonio's sister (played by Claudia Gerini), the ruthless capo atop the Italian Camorra crime syndicate.
If you are into hardcore action films with a lot of violence, then this is the film for you. John Wick was the surprise success of 2014 and not only did it show that fabulous action films could be made, it showed us that Keanu Reeves is back and here for good. In this film it ramps up the action and the body count to such high levels that the enjoyment of the film gets better as you go through it. The film does a great job of taking what the first film presented with this underground crime world and the filmmakers were able to expand upon it and even show that this just isn't in America and in fact is a much bigger syndicate. Being able to continue to build upon what has come before is a hard task to do in a sequel, but even with the world-building done in this film, there is much more to the story to tell that this franchise could go on for 3 or 4 more films. The acting isn't all that great, but when it comes to these films the acting goes out the window and the action and violence clearly make up for the lack of great performances. There are also some pretty predictable parts that are very easy to pick out and you expect it to be predictable when again most of the film gears towards the violence and action. One of the best parts of the film is newly welcomed addition in Lawrence Fishburne and his role is very minor in the film but will become even larger in the next couple of films. Overall this film isn't as great as the original, but it continues to expand upon the mythos of this universe and provides tons of action and violence to keep you on the edge of your seat. I give John Wick: Chapter 2 a 9.5 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of John Wick: Chapter 2, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
Retired super-assassin John Wick(played by Keanu Reeves)'s plans to resume a quiet civilian life are cut short when Italian gangster Santino D'Antonio (played by Riccardo Scamarcio) shows up on his doorstep with a gold marker, compelling him to repay past favors. Ordered by Winston (played by Ian McShane), kingpin of secret assassin society The Continental, to respect the organization's ancient code, Wick reluctantly accepts the assignment to travel to Rome to take out D'Antonio's sister (played by Claudia Gerini), the ruthless capo atop the Italian Camorra crime syndicate.
If you are into hardcore action films with a lot of violence, then this is the film for you. John Wick was the surprise success of 2014 and not only did it show that fabulous action films could be made, it showed us that Keanu Reeves is back and here for good. In this film it ramps up the action and the body count to such high levels that the enjoyment of the film gets better as you go through it. The film does a great job of taking what the first film presented with this underground crime world and the filmmakers were able to expand upon it and even show that this just isn't in America and in fact is a much bigger syndicate. Being able to continue to build upon what has come before is a hard task to do in a sequel, but even with the world-building done in this film, there is much more to the story to tell that this franchise could go on for 3 or 4 more films. The acting isn't all that great, but when it comes to these films the acting goes out the window and the action and violence clearly make up for the lack of great performances. There are also some pretty predictable parts that are very easy to pick out and you expect it to be predictable when again most of the film gears towards the violence and action. One of the best parts of the film is newly welcomed addition in Lawrence Fishburne and his role is very minor in the film but will become even larger in the next couple of films. Overall this film isn't as great as the original, but it continues to expand upon the mythos of this universe and provides tons of action and violence to keep you on the edge of your seat. I give John Wick: Chapter 2 a 9.5 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of John Wick: Chapter 2, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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