Keanu is just so damn likable.

Rating: 8/10 (14 March 2015)

Wow. I really loved this movie. The action was well shot, the acting was spot on for this kind of movie and the nonchalant humor was simply brilliant and pushed this movie beyond my expectations. I might be over overpraising this film, but in the last few years action films have been horrible. This is mostly due to those terrible Liam Neeson disposable action movies. John Wick on the other hand felt like an old school action film with a wry self awareness that worked without parodying action films.
While Keanu Reeves often gets labeled as a bad actor, I've always enjoyed seeing him on screen. I think this is because he has a natural warmth and likability that arguably transcends his talents. They actually play on it in John Wick, for example he kills a lot of people in this film and yet everyone still likes John Wick, even the cops turn the other cheek because he is just so damn likable. I think that also goes for the film as whole, its the kind of film that we probably shouldn't like but we can't help ourselves.
I think this one might even be remembered as an action classic in a few years. I look forward to seeing this again and again, and it will probably become one of my favorite go to late night DVDs.