John Wick - Movie Review
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Chris Stuckmann reviews John Wick, starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, Willem Dafoe. Directed by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski.
I want a full movie about the guys that clean up the mess.
pergproductions "I would like to make a Dinner Reservation for 142"
pergproductions it's probably the Mexican lady from family guy
sean hughes I guess you're talking about the Colombian girl, not Mexican.
pergproductions I found what you said so funny I just had to tell honestly I can't stop laughing
I'd like my virus in blue please.
"Evening, John."
"Evening, Jimmy. Noise complaint?"
"Noise complaint."
*looks over shoulder*
"You, uh, working again?"
"No, just sorting some stuff out."
"Ah... well. I'll leave you be then. Goodnight John."
"Goodnight Jimmy."
I hope we see Jimmy again. I loved how they made almost every character no matter how small stick out.
you know he died, right?
How do you know this magic man?
when did he die
That is untrue Jimmy is alive and in the sequel.
"-Who is this guy ? The Boogie Man ?
-...It's the guy you send to kill the Boogie Man."
Favorite lines in the whole film
Beautiful
Julien Thévenoz wit a Fucking Pancil
+Julien Thévenoz (TheChade) It's a great line!
+Julien Thévenoz (TheChade) i think the best pat was after that line when his son goes "oooh" HAHHH
+Julien Thévenoz (TheChade) my favourite scene in the movie has to be when Legizamo calls the russian guy to tell him what his son did. The russian guy's reaction there, where you can see he knows they're fucked is awesome.
Keanu is so reserved in his performance that when he freaks out and starts yelling when he's tied to that chair my heart was beating so fast. Great movie.
Yes! The '...took it from me...stole it from me...KILLED IT FROM ME!' bit was one of my fav Keanu moments ever.
He also has a really good cry in this movie... Some actors don't have a good cry, but Keanu... *sniff* *sniff* ...Keanu... *SOB*
You are sooo right. That scene actually reminded me of a scene of him in the man of tai chi, the same fury the same anger.
I've just watched this movie yesterday, just by seeing that Keanu is the hero i automatically knew it's gonna kick ass. Actually i don't know if i'am the only one who found John wick kind of similar to Payback of Mel Gibson.
Yeah, that was pretty powerful. We've seen what he can do when he's just casually trying. Seeing him good and pissed off like that, you know some serious shit is about to happen.
"A lot of people have asked me if I'm back...IM THINKIN' IM BACK!"
I love the mob hotel with a no killing allowed within the premises. it just makes so much sense in such a place.
Even better is that they ACTUALLY ENFORCE this rule.
Your membership has been revoked by my own hand. *gunshots*
Ms. Perkins....Your membership to the Continental hotel has by thy own hand been...revoked.
ratatatatatatatatata!
@@JaxMerrick FUCK Ms. Perkins
He killed 3 men with a pencil....
A FUCKING PENCIL
And Joker only killed 1 :0
Logically it's cause Joker is a punk bitch compared to Wick. A Punk Bitch.
+Sam A You can actually penetrate a human skull with a pencil. ZombieGoBoom tried it with accurate analog skulls and they managed to stick one in through the fore head with minimal effort X)
I got stabbed with a pencil when I was 12. The boy did not get suspended for what he did to me.
***** honestly my own comment even surprised me since I don't even remember writing it
Keanu gave 80 million dollars to the makeup and special effects people of the 114 million he made from the Matrix sequels. He's obviously not in it for the money, that's probably why he seems pretty down to earth compared to most people in Hollywood.
Keanu Reeves is a great actor and a real nice guy. He also put alot of his own money into making the two Matrix sequels! He really does charish his fans and the movie going audience.
He also cut his own salary so the producers could afford to hire Al Pacino for The Devil's Advocate
Keanu also turned down 20 million to do speed 2 because he didm't like the script. Shit that's balls. He also did Chain Reaction which was a shitty movie because the producers were his lifelong friends and even after the director and co-actors bailed he stayed and finished the film. That's loyalty. Almost killed his action career though.
martinS S Speed2: best decision ever.
@@fromthehaven94 Only movie I've ever considered walking out of.
john wick. the physical manifestation of aimbot
He an assassin. Why miss?
+Bert Sesame Say that to any robot with a gun shouldnt miss but miss wayyyy to often
Ever heard of sharpshooters? They rarely miss.
Screw you Man of Steel
The aimbot one is Marcus though. (The sniper )
I think instead of a sequel I'd like to see a prequel, when he is in his prime, like they kept referencing throughout the movie. It could be about that one impossible job and how he met his wife.
Yeah. That will be good. His wife likes to have a dog but john doesnt want it. Things like that
The second one is coming out this year (2016) and is set in the past when John Wick was in his prime. So you will probably see many familiar characters such as Marcus, Ms. Perkins, Harry, and of course Winston
+Brandon Belcher I'm pretty sure Ms Perkins won't be back...
+3rd Gunman Haha, sorry just realized that
+Brandon Belcher It's cool you get a gold coin for that....
we called him baba yaga
the boogeyman
he is the guy you send to kill the f*cking boogeyman
best line
Don't be a bitch trying to censor curse words
+Dopest Crispy Shut up you #!$%* or I'll have to beat ur &*# up!!1111!!
Dopest Crispy okay
You fucking idiot
Fun fact: the proper translation to Baba Yaga would be the Wicked Witch.
for me its
i heard to hit my son
Yes sir i did
care to explain why?
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well sure because he stole john wick car and uhm...killed his dog
..oh
How could you think the ending was bad? I didn't think it was sloppy, it was just casual. After having almost of week of insane none stop fighting and trying to get revenge, he just walks off with a new dog.
shit movie tbh, you never gave two fucks about the main character and his motivations, also he was immortal basically so you never feared for his life
Mike Jordana isn't that like every movie ever? besides John wicks a badass
Mike Jordana immortal? the dude got shot and thrown off of a balcony and his ass beat
Its setting up mostly a sequel the fact that he has a dog
I guess I just dreamed the parts where he got shot, stabbed, and thrown off a balcony. Weird.
You were right! John Wick 2 is coming out soon.
can't wait to see it.
No way!!
Jayde Dinnoo you’re pretty late bruv
Mate we already have John Wick 3
HaroldMcShaggervillehermensteinflaggenshaggen nigga Johny wick 4 is in the works
i would buy a game based on john wick's universe
try max payne 3, closest thing you could get. similar character to john wick (lost his wife and kids) and similar settings (club houses, offices, etc)
Harish Joshi PAYDAY 2 added John Wick as a free dlc character
then do the nightclub heist solo
John woo's strangle hold
what do you mean
Harish Joshi Payday 2 is set in the John wick universe, he's a playable character, has a reason for why he's a playable character, and one of the currencies in the game is continental coins, (the gold coins Wick uses in the continental hotel in the movie.)
5:00
Well Chris, I'm from the future and John Wick Chapter 4 was just announced after John Wick Chapter 3. We did it
I know right. He called it! What's more is all the John wicks are actually amazing and around the same quality. How often does that happen in a franchise?
John Leguizamo is such an underrated actor. If people would stop putting him in schmaltzy parts or quintessential goofball roles he'd be highly regarded. John Wick really did the actor justice and SPOILER ALERT I was glad they had the decency not to kill him this time :)
love how he properly finishes people off like there properly dead none of this I'm somehow incapacitated even tho I could easily get back up
Two shots, chest then head. It's a military and police tactic, and it's a constant throughout the film.
@@iCrapBubbles Lmao what police or even military goes around executing incapacitated enemies? If you hit someone in the torso they're not getting up and fighting anymore, they are not a threat. Why would you then shoot them in the head?
@@hyde4004 Because it's a guaranteed kill.
@@iCrapBubbles But the goal of a police or military force is not to kill. If an enemy, be it a robber or an enemy fighter, is incapacitated, killing them is no longer justified. At that point you're no longer protecting or defending anyhting, you're butchering people who serve no threat. It goes without saying this is illegal. I think you've been watching too many movies.
@@hyde4004 When it comes to the Army and armed police, it's a standard for all soldiers to be trained to put one in the body and one in the head to guarantee they're down. I didn't make these rules, nor did I say that killing is a good thing, but I can tell you that if someone was pointing a gun at me with the intent to use it, I would want to make sure he's not going to get back up and put me down with a cheap shot.
I would like to make a dinner reservation for 281 people
thats a lot of weird gold coins to use
3rd Gunman Apologies, it will be 142 dining tonight
We have updated sir....Will you require anything else?
dinner? or wedding 😉🤔😂🤣
Jan 13, 2021: change the reservation for...281.
This movie was awesome. And I couldn't agree more about Keanu Reeves.
I love John Wick. Oh god though, I really REALLY hope this does not become the Taken franchise. I want this sequel to be awesome. I love Keanu Reeves, he is one of my favorites, and I cannot wait to see John Wick 2.
Don´t know if you watched Chris review for it but in short:
It´s a good sequel, the action kicks just as much ass maybe more, B+
MrSkullHead1250 well john wick 3 killed this series man
@@eazzii_m5408 You think John Wick 3 is bad?
@@eazzii_m5408 "killed this series" Meanwhile, John Wick 4 and 5 are announced
Look up "Keanu Reeves at the Gun Range" here on youtube. He's pretty legit with a real gun on a tactical range.
You forgot to mention the slick editing & the music
Yeah, the music was brilliant, never invasive but always on point.
Imagine Keanu Reeves as the next villain in Mission Impossible... just saying...
I like you.
+Alvaro Godoy I have always loved Keanu Reeves. WAY back since At The River's Edge.
Can't wait for the sequel. KEANU IS BACK!!!
You deserve a medal to watch him and tom cruise face off in the movie's climax would be the best thing to come out of the franchise.
+Shawn Pool tom cruise was good in collateral,but he can't do kung fu lol
+ivanda halimawan that's the cool thing, it would raise the stakes for Ehtan Hunt.
Everyone seemed to like this movie but I think people still didn't give the movie the respect it deserves. This is an action masterpiece just as much as Mad Max: Fury Road two different movies yes but equally great. I hope these two movies inspire filmmakers to make actually good action films and not garbage like Transformers
swampthing94 I agree with you I guide of hate in action movies how they keep doing shaky cam and also splitting from camera shot to camera shot that you don't know what is going on.
Its also how they tell the story instead of lazy narration like the transformers this movie along with jack reacher and mad max use visual storytelling and show you rather than tell to get sucked in the movie.
6 years later, series still going and every movie has been a banger, john wick really did become a masterclass action franchise
Bought the movie sight unseen, watched it Tuesday and loved it. Thought it was fantastic. To the person saying this was Keanu's worst performance.... are you insane? The guy showed real heartbreak when he read his late wife's note when Daisy arrived and showed actual rage in several scenes and not just the vacant stare that he mastered in the Matrix movies. Great movie. I give it an A as well.
One of the most impressive things in this movie is that 3/4 of action movies seem to do, but this one didn't is the endless clip and ammo. You can see parts when he does reload while in the middle of the action. There is even a funny part in the movie that shows it as well.
*Shoots guy in chest, aims at head, click...reload...shoots guy in face, resumes killing everyone else.
FUCKING EPIC.
Lmao yeah I was thinking the same thing. I'm like don't tell me he has infinite ammo than he reloaded lol
I put this film on a level with The Raid and The Raid 2, this was great
IMO it ain’t better than raid but that’s simply because I like martial arts Japanese shit more than just shootouts but John wick was definitely a better crafted movie if that makes any sense
Well i think the raid series ( 1 & 2 ) have its own element. They stand alone,, U can't compare it with any other hollywood movies. Why? Because it is very unlikely for hollywood to do brutality, intense, super realistic fight scene, etc that the raid have.. Doesn't mean disrespect but in my opinion whats make Hollywood movies great are because of the CGI, Budget, and all the technologies in it. While Whats make the raid series great are because of its art that's live in it. If you don't agree with me. try to watch John Wicks final action scene then watch the raid 2 final action scene .. I think you'll understand what i mean. Thanks, oh and im sorry if i have grammar mistakes. Still learning english haha.
All these is my favorite action movies
This movie was so badass. Huge fan of these one man army films like Bond,Bourne,Equalizer and now this. I absolutely loved the lighting as well I really liked the blue,red and green mix's of lightings it's really cool. Keanu is easily one of my biggest inspirations the dudes a great man. Keanu Reeves will easily be one of the best actors of all time and I'll be there to defend.
I'm upset that I just found out about this movie. This movie was the best Keanu action movie I've seen. This actually one of the all around best action movies I've seen.
Great review Chris. You're such a cool genuine guy. If I ever meet you, I'd like to give you a dude hug.
Revisiting the John Wick reviews from Chris as I prepare to rewatch the trilogy tomorrow.
Hyped to see this.
4 years later still hyped m
It's great to see positive comments for Keanu Reeves for a change. "Dracula" really put him in a bad light understandably, but he's proven himself as a bloomin' good actor since. I'm looking forward to seeing this
And what is wrong with John Leguizamo? He is a very great underrated actor.
"Hello, Francis.
"
"Mr. Wick."
"You've lost weight.
"
"Over sixty pounds.
"
"Yeah? Impressive.
"
"Are you here on business, sir?
"
"Afraid so, Francis."
[pause] "Why don't you take the night off?"
"Thank you, sir."
This movie does a great job building up John as a total badass.
OMG THAT SHIRT IS AWESOME!!!!!
BEPOP!!!!!!!!!!
represent
AND HE STOPPED REVIEWING ANIME!!! PLEASE MAN I WANT ANIME REVIEWS COME BACK!!!!! :(
Guys, imagine if they rebooted Cowboy Bepop, with updated clean animation, and an equally great story.......sorry i gotta go clean my pants
hytsugaya1000 I don't think giving a sequel to one of the best series of all time ever turns out the way you want it to. The expectations, or the bar, if you will, is ALWAYS too high, and the nostalgia rush will always make you like the original better, on top of the fact it's hard enough to write a second story with the same characters and embody them in a compelling way that's different, yet as good, if not better, than the first. I hope you see where I'm coming from.
Not to mention Spike is dead. The story is over.
No1Uniq
Yeah I'm still waiting for his Attack on Titan review and Psycho Pass review.
... Well, so much for containing my excitement for this. Goddamnit, Chris.
The stunt work in the movie is the best I've seen in a long time. Finally some good fight scenes without crazy shaky cam. Lots of good humor and drama. Can't wait to see the sequels to this and to learn more about this world. Can't believe Keanu is 50!!
Reeves seems to be getting better with age. He's been horrible in quite a few movies, passable in others, but with time he's acquired a certain gravitas that gives his roles more depth.
I love going back to old reviews where Chris hopes a movie isn’t forgotten days before going to see the second sequel. It didn’t end up like edge of tomorrow, and that is beautiful
Hope the sequel doesnt become what Taken 2 was
I dont think it will
Fuck you Taken 2 was badass
The plot was medicore but the action scenes were just seizure enducing
Umm I handle action very well I have the Bourne Series, the 007, John Wick, Mad Max The Raid, Matrix and alot of other violent movies, but I don't think its good to have your audience have seizures during action scenes. alternine Also Taken was very good imo, but Taken 2 was just Shaky Cam and shit. I don't hate Shaky Cam if its used in the right way, but Taken 2 made me Vomit.
WOW An A? That blew my mind. I just thought this was gonna be another mindless action flick. But, guess I'll give it a look now. I trust your judgement Chris. Great review.
This even had a great soundtrack!!!
We don't really have to watch the reviews to know if they are good. Chris's facial expression on the thumbnail is all we need.
He is also one of those celebrities that gives away most of the money that he makes because he doesn't need much. He also has no problem taking pay cuts so other cast and more importantly the crew get paid more. There is more than one story out there about how he took a pay cut so the crew of the movie could get paid more. Hes an all around great guy
I just went to see this movie tonight as per your recommendation, and I gotta say it was fantastic!!! Thanks a lot for letting me know about it!
I saw this last night and absolutely loved it! Actually editing my own review for it as we speak!
I came here after watching your JW4 review.
Where the hell have I been? How did I miss this?!
Anywho... have a like, Chris.
can all chris stuckmann fans + PTA fans get together and convince chris to review all of PTA's films before Inherent Vice?
Imagine saying "I really hope it becomes a franchise" and it becoming an amazing franchise😊 (here after seeing JW4)
I thought the exact same things man. 9/10 the absolute only thing keeping it from a 10 was the third act. And THAT wasn't even bad. Just not AS cool. This needs great box office!
The scene in his house and the night club scene were fun, but the rest of the movie was pretty bland. John Wick had no real motivation other than his dog. Alfie Allen, who is a great actor was given nothing to work with other than being your run of the mill young punk. The generic russian villain was generic, and Willem Dafoe was really just there. The headshots just became so repetitive that I didn't even really notice them anymore.
However, I think this movie deserves a spinoff featuring Ian McShane's character and The Continental. Something about a man running a hotel that acts a refuge for hitmen, mafia members, and other criminals just seems really interesting to me. I would love to see some of the back story to that. How does someone find themselves running that kind of business?
Can I just say that your recent alteration to your vids (the addition of production stills) is perfect. Creates an unintrusive visual for the film without spoiling anything.
Dude that scene when they killed the chick, that was fucking cash
"You may get a franchise out of this."
Watching this review 8 years later:
Soooo right!!!!!
I want a prequel, i want to see how he killed The Boogeyman
Jon Lastimosa I don’t want a prequel.
@Connor McFarland come again?
@Connor McFarland what are you saying?
@Connor McFarland no no I don’t care what I am saying. What were you saying when you said no one wanted what I wanted either?
@Connor McFarland geez well I guess you’re just gonna be frustrating to talk to then
Totally agree with this review, Chris. But watching in 2021, I have add to this review that John Wick is not only an ex-hitman who is brought back into the fold out of retirement because some people take everything from him, but he is also the guy who killed me in Call of Duty Warzone yesterday.
Lmao
This movie had great potential to be done very badly, but it was done very well and in a unique technical way that really set it apart from similar stories. Reeves knocked one out of the park with this movie.
2:32 'it's like this entire franchise waiting to happen' (Chris Nostradamus Stuckmann)
Maybe I am just old, but I didn't really get much out of this movie. I mean, the violence was well executed, but to what end?
It just seemed senseless.
The thing I love about this movie is the fact that it makes gun fighting and hand to hand combat fun to watch. It's been getting repetitive lately but this entertained me the whole way through
I respect Chris Stuckmann's opinion on this movie, but from my perspective, John Wick was still essentially your typical "retired ex-hitman comes out of retirement" story arc. I respect Keanu Reeves as an actor, and I agree that the action scenes were well done, but the premise/plot of this movie alone was what brought down the experience for me.
From what I've seen of the movie in the trailers, I thought the movie was going to do something different in terms of narrative heft and ideas. But sadly, when the plot of the film played itself out as I watched, I was actually disappointed.
I've seen this type of movie before, and it's getting quite tiresome. I wish directors did something new and original with the action film genre instead of relying on the same cliche beats. Sure, they were some neat little quirks and all, but strip that all away, and what you're left with is your typical generic action movie about a retired hitman wanting revenge.
If you ask me, Rotten Tomatoes giving this movie an 85% approval rating was a bit too much. It felt more like it deserved a 68% approval rating, or a 70% at best.
Overall, in my opinion, John Wick may be an entertaining action flick. Keanu Reeves did his thing as the main protagonist, the action was perfectly executed, and the camera work made for some interesting scenes. However, the basic plot of the movie didn't sit too well with me, and it didn't seem like it tried anything new with its material.
Therefore, on a rating scale of 1 to 10, I give John Wick a solid 6. It's a good action film if you want something mindless and enjoyable, but ultimately, there's nothing spectacular or innovative about it that makes it stand up above its other similar contemporaries.
+The Batman Of Neo-Gotham I get what you are saying. And i respect your opinion on that. And i kinda agree with it. That's like the only thing that bugs me in the movie. Most of it was very predictable and seemed a little washed out. But then again the incredible action scenes and the very good acting makes it up for me personally. Like seriously, this is so well acted. There were no cringy action moments or generic one liner.
And one thing that kinda stood out for me was that John Wick was so cold and relentless in all his killing. In most of these revenge action movies you get to the point were the protagonist starts to have mercy with the his foes. But he didnt. Which made it at least a little different for me and what i'm used to. And it was of cause all thanks to Reeves acting. Oh and the wrighting as well. I assume.
The only thing john had that made him human was the wife, then his wife dies so she gives him a dog which represents her, her love, a glimpse of humanity she knew he would need after her death and he is deprived from that as well, so what does he do? instead of being depressed and eventually letting go of the whole thing, he does something. He does the only thing that is left in his life: killing. The assholes stole his humanity, his desire of living and loving. What I saw was a guy hurting, a guy struggling with the loss in the only way he knows best. He was absolutely broken inside and all people see is the fucking dog and the fucking revenge because they killed the fucking dog. This is not about the action, the shooting and the revenge, it is about dealing with loss, it is about the inner struggle that people go through after someone they love dies. This is a very metaphorical movie, I just can´t deal with people not seeing this.
Lady Kata I guess I didn't see it that way. Now that I do, it makes sense. Thanks for the comment.
The Batman Of Neo-Gotham
You are welcome. If you ever watch the movie again, pay attention to how daisy acts. The dog wants to be in bed with him and wakes him up with kisses. I mean, the woman chose that puppy for a reason, it is not a coincidence the animal is so affectionate. This is just one of the clues the movie gives you and that is why it wasn´t generic. You can clearly see the stages of grief in the movie and at the end when he takes another dog, you know he is not giving up on life despite being alone and broken inside. I think that is a good message for people who are going through depression and loss.
Lady Kata Interesting way of looking at that. I guess the execution of the story in my opinion was what made me not like it as much as I should have. But the way you described it makes this film more interesting.
There's two movies I just recently watched and when they ended I was confused, had me like that's all, I just didn't get it, the first one was called "One Hour Photo, " staring Robin Williams and the second was called automata, staring Antonio Banderas, both are good movies that left something to the imagination at the end. But I still can't figure them out.
100% agree this is a great action movie. How was Edge of tomorrow a financial disappointment. It made over 100 mill in North America and 369 mill worldwide.
There is a difference between being a "disappointment" and losing money. Edge of Tomorrow did make roughly $369M worldwide. First, you have to take off 1/3 of that amount (movie theaters worldwide keep approximately 33% of the ticket sales), so that means that the studio got back about $247M. Next step, the movie had a production budget of approximately $178M so now we need to add all the marketing budget. Being a bigger release that tends to be between $15-25M generally, so lets split the difference and say there was $20M spent in marketing. So that means the studio spent around $198M total on the movie and had sales of $247M. So the studio made only about $49M in profit. That is why most people, including myself, consider the movie a financial disappointment: it was a really good movie that made a smaller profit than it should have because 1) They changed the original awesome "All You Need Is Kill" title to a more generic-sounding title and 2) the trailer that was released was just horrible and did not give us an accurate idea of how good the movie would ultimately turn out to be.
If people prefer _John Wick_ over _Edge of Tomorrow_, this is an evidence that dumb action trumps smart action.
Mau Jo Or ... it could mean some people prefer to have "realistic" action movies as opposed to sci-fi action movies. Personally, I had a fantastic, fun time watching both movies. Everyone just has their own preferences on what they like.
Peter Aguilar I see what you mean. However, the praises Chris gives to this movie are completely unjustified.
I honestly really enjoyed both movies. However I did watch Wick 3 times and a edge of Tomorrow Twice so I would give the edge to Wick in enjoyment but I will not complain if my friends want to watch either movie.
By far my favorite action movie of all time. Blew me away on my first watch and it still holds up every time I watch it.
I totally agree with the part about the nightclub scene
Gotta admit I think it's great up until about 40-50 minutes in. The whole build up is good, and the most iconic scene I think is the funeral, the graves and city skyblocks blend so well and it's really quite a dystopian looking image as if it was right out of Bladerunner 2049 or something. However once the action has been going on for a while it gets a little tiring and after seeing him dispatch so many guys completely mercilessly it looses it's tension and suspense because he seems to basically be a superhero and I knew that he would get out of every situation just fine. Also I'm not too keen on the character, in films like the Equalizer the protagonist is a hero, a guy who's out for good yet in this he's an ex-hitman, and I just feel like that he maybe deserves what is happening to him; and therefore I wasn't too engaged with it. I prefer Speed and Point Break, and I do think the action is very slick. Hats off to Keanu Reeves for doing his own stunts too. I guess it just is what it is, and it's just not my thing particularly.
Repeat after me Chris:
Mee-Ka-El Nii-Kvist
Love from Sweden!
I couldn't agree with Stuckmann more on this one.
This movie was surprisingly well done especially considering this is David Leitch and Chad Stahelski directorial debut. The tone strikes a strong balance between dark comedy and drama without being distracting. The world creation is subtle and intriguing and every set is perfectly matched with a soundtrack I can't help but put on repeat every time I leave home.
Leitch and Stahelski's stunt background serves them well with squeaky clean action choreography devoid of shaky cam and all performed by Keanu Reeves himself. This was a refreshing change of pace after having to endure so many seizure inducing blur fests in recent years. The acting is solid and could quite possibly be Keanu's best.
Definitely picking this one up on Blu-Ray when it becomes available and highly anticipating a continuation of the series.
Watching this movie makes me want to play Hitman: Blood Money
I knew I wasn't the only one.
Made me want to play GTA
John Wick was 2014's "Dredd". That one movie that not nearly enough people saw but I think will earn some cult status soon enough. It really reminded me of some old school John Woo films along the lines of Hard Boiled or The Killer.
Tell that to dogs snapped neck
oh my god. that's like the best joke ever. woah. mind blown.
When a dead meme has a decent moment of resurrection
I'm so glad you mentioned the club scene here with that of collateral! Two of the bests!
The trailers are absolutely horrible, so this comes as a pleasant surprise.
Same here.
*****
As long as trailers have existed.
***** We haven't. Trailers are however supposed to catch the interest of moviegoers, and these don't. They look like some cheap "action-montage".
actually seeing keannu reeves is enough for me to watch the movie even if it have kinda lame posters... still very good movie though
Never. Ever. Watch trailers, usually full of spoilers or give a poor representation of the actual movie
Chris, Let me start by saying, I love your reviews. There is one problem... you've been repeating yourself in your most recent reviews ie "John Wick is one of the best action films of the year" "Reeves best role since the Matrix and it might actually be his best performance". We heard each of those lines several times. Just a heads up in case its a mistake in editing. Again, I love everything you do Chris
Thanks!
Chris, I love the Cowboy Bebop shirt. Where did you get it?
I did not like this movie as much as I wanted to. I certainly thought it was a high quality production and an overall really well made film. But I guess my big issue was a lack of character or story development. I get that its purposefully trying to be vague, but it does make it hard to care about anyone.
mandingo.
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I almost always seem to have the same taste in films as you, Chris. We both picked Prisoners as the best film of last year, and almost universally our tastes align. But when it comes to "John Wick" ugh. I do not understand for a minute how this is getting such great reviews. First of all, they kill a puppy, which is massively lazy screenwriting, and in this case, the one and only plot motivation in the entire film. The rest of the film is non-stop video game violence porn. John Wick puts on a suit and shoots people in the head for the remaining duration of the film. He must have killed 100 people. And it gets mind-numbing after about 10 minutes. You were right, the nightclub scene is very well shot, but okay, it might as well be a music video without any semblance of plot, or character, or motivation, or suspense, or vulnerability, or drama. Why was Willem Dafoe in this movie? Carrot Top could have played that thin part just as well.
This movie, like Kick-Ass, is just about the worst kind of film being made right now. Non-stop gratuitous violence played as popcorn comic book fun time entertainment, with zero stakes, zero ramifications, and zero consideration for the power of a bullet.
But Kick-Ass is based off of a comic. It's supposed to be like that.
Oh yeah and bearing him senseless and stealing his prized car right after his wife died isn't motivation or anything... Also he just wanted the son, no one else. But they decided to come after him.
Mike Roche I feel like these kind of people (the ones that write negative reviews that are so VAGUE and bereft of any type of intellectual critisism) haven't seen the movie and are just riffing on stuff they heard on the internet.
If they actually saw the movie they would be more coherent and detailed on what they disliked (unless they are that fucking stupid like the OP makes himself sound)
it's just because you're a boring person, don't worry about it
Ok so I saw John Wick finally yesterday.
I don't get the excitement behind it. It's just mostly action, little character development, and so little story. The choreography was fun but the lack of story and such doesn't make it rewatchable for me. it's like watching a bunch of video game action cinematics instead of a movie.
Look at the contrarians in the comments trying to seem cool by saying they thought the movie sucked. You're not snowflakes, guys.
No one would have been surprised if this was a direct to video release, now its a pretty popular franchise that almost everyone I know has seen
I have one question about this movie. I have seen The Raid 1 & 2 and I am worried that I will not look at many other action movies in the same way because of that. Has anyone who has seen The Raid 1 & 2 seen this and if so what did you think? Did The Raid movies overshadow this one? Thanks
Eric Carter I have watched both movies. After that I never look action movie in the same way. Yes, The Raid overshadows every movie that contains fight scenes.
You should watch both the raid 1 and 2 btw
fuad hasan As I said in my comment I have seen The Raid 1 and 2. Both of them are awesome but I am just asking will I not enjoy John Wick as much because I have experienced the really fast action that is in The Raid?
Eric Carter sorry, I didn't see that lol. John Wick looks awesome though. Gotta watch it when it's out
fuad hasan I am kind of deciding that right now. Cinema tickets are not as cheap as they used to be unfortunately so you need to make sure that you are buying a ticket for a movie that you will enjoy.
I Really disagree. I thought this film was a another generic action movie. Keanu Reeves gave a wooden performance in my opinion, but maybe i just don't understand his acting.
He seems to be playing the same character over and over again, since the matrix.
I give it a C+
im totally blown away even how much praise this movie gets, sure its fun entertainment, but its a silly simple very forgetable action flick in an expensive looking suit and despite that it cant hide indeed reefves is just a limited actor
whether his acting was wooden or not, the rest if what the film has to offer is great, the action is great and you can actually see what's going on, the whole world that it's setting up and the backstory to the hotel could make for a very good sequel
The action in this movie is awesome! If you love action movie and gun fu, you gotta watch this.
Remember dick figures? I remember dick figures. Fuck mondo for ruining their best show.
yeah I miss dick figures
ibringnegativity They completely fucked themselves, they don't even have the money to animate their own videos anymore.
Thanks for pointing this movie out to me. Looking forward to seeing it. Also, that Halloween model you've got behind you now is painfully awesome.
Watching John Wick for the 1st time in 2023
How was it? I’m bout to this weekend?
@@Baker19911nothing special, alot of just dead action and shooting without any story.
It's Okay if you don't have anything else to watch instead.
Or watch Taken instead, much better film with heart in it aswell
I like that John Wick sets up a universe in which many movies could be based around. They could make sequels, prequels, or just leave the movie as it is. They could also have different characters be stars and be in the same universe as John Wick.
Awesome stuff, Chris. Can't wait to see this one.
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aw man! I've been excited for this since I first heard about it, and the feedback it's getting is so exciting. I'm seeing opening weekend! Great review Chris, it got me even more excited!
You can always tell if Chris likes a movie before watching the video entirely by its thumbnail.
I haven't seen John Wick yet, but when Chris Stuckmann said it might be Keanu Reeves best performance, that's kind of a bold statement. Keanu Reeves has made some great movies during his career, but he's been on a slump the last 5 years or so. I'm glad Keanu Reeves is still making good action movies. Good review Chris, I'm intrigued to see John Wick.
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Just finished this movie, and its one of the best action films I have ever seen. The choreography is simply phenomenal. Keanu is an amazing action star. Also surprisingly emotional. 9/10
Hey Chris, just finished John Wick. One of your gripes about movies along with character development has always been back story. I'm in your camp as well because you need at least a little for character motivation at some point. I started laughing about 15 minutes in because I realized there was none. LITERALLY! LOL.. No flash back sequence to whom this person was and earned his nickname, No current setting in which he discusses it in much detail for us to have some insight. It's a "I'm sad, now I'm pissed" revenge film. The script was as basic as you can get and really didn't need much direction other than the great fight scenes.
SPOILER ALERT! Tell me if I missed something here from the perspective of watching it from the beginning not knowing anything about the movie. Man loses wife from natural causes, wife gives him a puppy after she passes, Russians steal his car and kill his dog, then he goes on a epic killing spree. I'm not saying that's good or bad, but that's the summarized version. I would think after watching most of your reviews over the years that you would be all over the gaps in this movie. Is it a fun movie? Hell Yeah!, is the acting good? Yes, is it a great role and come back for K. Reeves? Hell yeah! But, this is a movie with a lot of issues in my opinion. So, my question is, you say in the review it's the perfect reason for him to go off like he does??? Really??? I wasn't totally sold on that. I can certainly understand the emotion behind this character, but this movie would have been so much better with even a spoon full of back story to allow us to get in his head and heart so we have proper motivation to stand up and cheer for this guy.
Summed up, Bad guy goes on epic killing spree to kill other bad guys. A? My humble opinion, Solid B+. Love to see you respond to this Chris. It's so ultra rare to have you interact with us. It's like a bigfoot sighting at this point! LOL.
Wow I never expected such a positive a review for this movie from you Chris! This is now on my list to see now. Wow. . .
Edge of Tomorrow is overated but ok and makes you think about time.
Just because you didn't personally like doesn't mean its overrated. It just didn't work for you.
It's not overrated the movie wasn't even a box office hit. Besides the word overrated is way to used nowadays, just because you hear some people like something people just go and say it's overrated. It didn't work for you but it's not an overrated movie.
Enrique Godinez The word overrated is overrated.
Carpediem8110101 "Overrated" such a dumb/lazy criticism to like something less or not like it at all.
Actually partly because of the fact that it bombed at the box office, Edge of Tomorrow is highly underrated.
This was a great action movie. one of the best things about this movie for me was that how the bad guys knew who they were dealing with and were actually afraid of him. And also some the subtle comedy moments.
I think it is was beautiful and perfect. The action scenes are flawless. The weapons are cool. Locations are incredible. The effects were brilliant. So many head shots! I hate cg blood spray. I didn't like that, but this movie was damn near flawless.
Chris predicting the John Wick Franchise on minute 2:50