12. MY MOVIES MIND PART 1 – JOHN WICK

 

2014, I watched a latest Keanu Reeves action movies “John Wick”. It’s quickly became my action movies in my must see “repeatedly” list.

John Wick kick ass

John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is a mob hit man who, upon falling in love, quits the job. 5 years later, his wife Helen (Briget Moynahan) dies because of illness. To make sure he's not alone, she arranges for a dog to be brought to him after her death.  Later, some men wanting his car break in and beat him up and kill his dog.

Before the storm

When he recovers, he sets to get the ones who killed his dog. The dog is the only things that prevent himself from turning into the monster that he was. He learns that the leader is Iosef Tarasov (Alfie Allen), son of mob boss Viggo Tarasov (Michael Nyqvist) of his former employer, a ruthless Russian mob. And the man wanting to protect his son, tries to take care of Wick but he's still as good as he was, a HIT MAN.

(L-R) Bad family ; Iosef & Viggo

Then there's the action. The film is directed by Reeve's stuntman from The Matrix, so this guy knows action. There are sequences that flow so smoothly it puts other action films and their quick cuts to shame. Keanu moves so fluidly throughout the film and comes across as such a natural that the only disappointment is that we have not seen him like this before. 

He's back with vengeance

It gets dark at times but overall it is quite fun, not very chipper, but fun. I cannot recommend this movie enough. I believe it is a must see for action fans and for anyone looking for something a bit different from the usual fare. A must see for action moviegoers…...but minus your children. It’s R Rated for strong and bloody violence throughout, language and brief drug use.

John in actions

Lots of action violence, including shooting, and brutal hand to hand combat. The violence is mainly less graphic than others in this genre, but some scenes do get bloody. There are many head shots that can be seen. If not mistaken, about 78 people are murdered by the main character, usually being shot at point blank range.