Official
Australian release date: 18/5/17. Viewed: 20/5/17.
Director:
Chad Stahelski
Actors:
Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ian McShane, Common
Genre: Action
/ Thriller
Rating:
MA
‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ is a sequel I didn’t
think they were going to make, but it is actually better than the first, if
only because they now know what to do more and less of. It starts directly
after the first film, but Wick (Reeves) now has a new dog. The initial car
chase scene in New York is a pretty great way to start the film. Wick’s still
the same – brooding, wearing a suit, saying maybe 100 words in the whole 2
hours and killing people left, right and centre.
The plot, as much as there is one, is
that Santino D’Antonio (Scamarcio) – some Italian mafia guy – wants Wick to
kill his sister, so he’s off to Rome to mess stuff up. This starts a
long-running battle with fellow hitman Cassian (Common), which has some funny
moments and some good fights.
I liked that there’s a sort of ‘Kingsman’-like
global hitmen underground, but it does seem a little far-fetched most of the
time, especially since there’s apparently hundreds of them! The film definitely
needed to use Fishburne, McShane and Leguizamo more. But Reeves carries it,
running around and killing at least 50 bad guys. The scene at the end in the
museum is really well done too. Nothing new or exceptional, but well-made.
Overall: Fast and violent fun
Gav's Rating: 3.5 stars.
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