Review of John Wick (2014) by Axgrinder — 30 Oct 2014
A very one dimensional film. If you go, prepare to watch Keanu Reeves engage in hand-to-hand combat, then shoot, one person after another, non-stop, for the entire 101 minute run time of this movie. Cause not much else happens.
Yes, it’s film noir. Yes, the fight scenes are neatly choreographed, which makes them interesting for the first 15 or 20 minutes. Yes, the concept of a hotel "safe zone" for hit men is unique.
But it’s just one continuous fight scene after another. After a while you begin to realize that what you’re watching is a really video game that’s been turned into a movie, complete with video game soundtrack, and a couple of cool classic muscle cars.
It's basically grand theft auto Russian style. Everyone in the movie is a Russian gangster and after awhile the accents get annoying. Also, the basic plot is not new. It more or less follows the plot of the 1999 Mel Gibson movie Payback.
This review of John Wick (2014) was written by Axgrinder on 30 Oct 2014.
John Wick has generally received very positive reviews.
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