There's been a lot of knocks on Keanu Reeves but the man has proven that he CAN act, produce and direct, albeit with mixed results. This is because Keanu is a niche artist. His latest venture, John Wick is a testament to where his strength lies, which is action.
John Wick centers around a retired hitman for whom the movie is named. The target of a brutal home invasion for the sole purpose of stealing his car, John is left alive and well. His dog however, wasn't so lucky. This is the set up for a large scale tale of vengeance and John Wick delivers. Complete with MMA style fighting, gun-fu, Russian mobsters and a unique form of currency the movie's cinematography executed nicely. Dialog is kept to a minimum for our protagonist while the remaining cast handle his back story via personal experiences. In short, as expected, the title character is as most action genre title characters, a certified badass. Willem DaFoe, Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), Adrienne Palicki (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D), and Ian McShane (Deadwood) round out a solid cast. Unlike his last project Man of Tai-Chi, in which experimented with the new bot & dolly camera system for the fighting/action genre, John Wick doesn't break any new ground. The film keeps it simple, deadly, fun and reiterates many tropes of the genre, specifically don't mess with a man's dog.
3.5 Mics.
You can check out the trailer for John Wick here...
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