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Keanu Reeves isn’t one of them big ones. Unlike many of similar
actors, he never tormented himself with the ”golden boy”. And that’s totally
ok. Mr. Reeves knows his place and he knows it well. That doesn’t mean that
ex-Neo can resist the sweet temptation of mainstream trash that has plagued the
big screen in past couple of years.
To cut it short, ”John Wick” is Keanu’s
”Machette”.
The storyline concept is a first, with death of a pet (!) as a catalyst
for carnage of his retired hired killer against Russian mob. When you add some
novelties like hitman-only hotel with special tokens and code of conduct,
script is pretty decent for a trash movie.
Action itself is pretty freshened up
with headshot validation of every kill, as well as some far-eastern style close
combat one-on-ones. Standard CGI blood spills are all over the place.
Reeves
tries hard to keep it cool, and succeeds in it during the major course of the
movie. Supporting cast is solid enough, with Michael Nyqvist and Willem Dafoe
leading the way.
All said and done, ”John Wick” is the best Keanu's flick in years and a quality representative of
its genre, but nothing more than that. If you love trash action movies and have
a lazy Sunday afternoon clear of all house duties, this is a good fun for you.
If not, feel free to miss it.
JOHN WICK - 5/10
