Rating: 10 out of 10, John Wick 4 is, well, a John Wick film,
that takes all the ballistic themes from the first three films and ups the
ante. The seemingly indestructible Wick launches on a revenge tour against the
High Table, the highest level of the criminal empire that cost him a finger and
tried to kill him for the last couple films. This a very long movie but you
don’t notice the running time because, as usual, the action is relentless and
Wick is such a compelling character. Reeves is at his coolest as he cuts a
swath through the bad guys on four different continents. Somehow, the guy who
shot him off the roof of the high-rise hotel to end the last movie ends up as
his partner again as they take on the High Table. There are the usual
fascinating supporting characters, including Donny Yen, who is so good in
everything he does. There are some tributes to the earlier films including the
welcome cameo by a very dangerous attack dog. Tribute was also paid to the 70’s
movie, The Warriors. The ending sequence with Wick fighting his way through an
army of assassins was amazing. I’ll never look at Paris the same way again.
MVP: Reeves,
any doubt?
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