She is a deaf bodyguard for Santino and is easily out shined by the other characters. Really the only weakness I found in the movie was the character Ares, played by Ruby Rose. The rapper Common plays Cassian, one of Gianna’s bodyguards, and he delivers a no nonsense, straight forward tough guy. Riccardo Scamarcio is bit bold and quite smug as Santino and his performance sort of makes you want to punch him in the face but that’s really a compliment to his acting. In addition to Keanu, the other actors are all enjoyable in their roles. You can see how comfortable he is holding the various firearms and he looks natural in his movements while shooting and fighting. Keanu Reeves really is impressive with his dedication and training for this role. If you appreciate action then you will love John Wick Chapter 2.
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The action and fight choreography are second to none and they are on full display for the majority of the film. There are strengths galore in this movie. I won’t spoil the rest of the movie from there but I can tell you it is quite exciting and action packed. John reluctantly accepts the assignment to clear his debt and goes about planning and setting up. He is tasked with killing Santino’s sister Gianna who has a seat at the High Table: a group of powerful assassins and Santino wants that seat. Eventually John agrees to hear Santino’s request but he isn’t happy about it. In order to show John that he is serious in his request, Santino blows up John’s house. Since the marker was refused, John has now broken the honor code. If refused then your life is basically put on the line.) John does not want to honor his marker with Santino and is adamant that he is still retired, despite the stories to the contrary. (A marker is given out between assassins when one needs a favor and it must be honored when requested. He has heard that John is back in the game and he needs to call on John to pay him back on a marker, which is sort of like a blood oath type favor. After John briefly reenters his unique world to get revenge on the people who wronged him in the first movie he receives a visit from a fellow assassin: Santino D’Antonio. Chapter 2 essentially picks up right after the events of the first movie. If you have seen the first movie then you know that John Wick (Keanu Reeves) was a retired assassin with a massive reputation who gets pulled back into the game by the actions of a young Russian mobster. The plot does not overly complicate itself. I absolutely loved the first movie so I couldn’t wait to sit down and watch the second one.
Fortunately for all my action movie fans out there John Wick 2 packs in plenty of amazing action and doesn’t totally ignore the plot. Usually when I can’t pick a movie I find myself settling on action movies where there may not be too much of a plot but are still enjoyable because of the badass action. There are almost endless selections across multiple formats and it is easy to spend more time searching for a movie than actually watching a movie. I wouldn't want it any other way quite honestly.Sometimes picking a movie to watch can be a difficult process. Overall I'd give the film a 89 out of 100, its a great action sequel with so much to give, and takes very little. Go see this film, it deserves all your money, I even had moments where I was sitting there like, "man this movie is a little bit too much right now". To parents who read this, don't take your child to it, it is one of the bloodiest, just insane films I've ever seen, and I would hold off until they're at least 16. I had forgotten that it was Keanu Reeves until the credits rolled, I was so engrossed in this flick, and in John Wick.Īll in all, this is another short review, but John Wick 2 is a near perfect film, and if you're 17 or older, definitely check it out. He is so damn entertaining to watch, and completely kicks so much behind in this film. Keanu Reeves is so good at being John Wick, this is the character he was born to play, there is no doubt about it. I also completely disliked Ruby Rose's character, it was just another filler villain who had no reason to be in the film. I wish that the first 4 minutes would've just been taken out, it had no need to be there, it didn't drive anything in the film. I had only two problems with the flick, and they're small little things. This film is definitely one of the greatest action movie sequels I've ever seen. It's a bloody, well crafted, fun action flick, and in a weekend full of disappointments for me, it was good to at least have one good film. I found myself laughing at times, because I was genuinely having such a wonderful time. This film had such charisma, and was outright insane.
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