Rating of
3.5/4
Everything An Action Movie Should Be
Unknown - wrote on 10/27/14
'John Wick' succeeds where most action movies these days do not. It does the one thing that all great action movies should do: kick lots of ass! This film is lean and mean, just like the title character. It barrels through it's short runtime, delivering one awesome brutal beat down after the next. All real stunts. All exciting and fun to watch. The story is kept simple. No needless downtime scenes to pad the length. No extra drama. No dialogue explanations of obvious things. No dumb cliches. Only the necessary cliche of one unstoppable man out for vengeance. Of course, he is still fallible throughout. That adds a few moments of unpredictability. Nothing but the essential action beats turned up to 10. Some sharp comedy is lightly sprinkled in at the right moments. Keanu is perfect in the role. The action is great, the actors are great, and the whole movie is solid fun!
