Over The Top Enjoyable Actioner

Rating: 7/10 (7 April 2015)

A retired hit-man gives up his criminal lifestyle due to personal tragedy . When the Russian mob steal his car and kill his puppy he decides to go in a revenge mission
And that's that as far as inciting incident and plot line goes in this modern film noir/action thriller . Despite having a painfully over familiar story that you've seen countless times JOHN WICK is far more thoroughly enjoyable than it has any right to be . The fact that it stars Keanu Reeves as Keanu Reeves action hero should put you or any other rational intelligent off the film but he's actually quite good in this . Okay he's basically choreographing all the same moves as he learned in THE MATRIX but thankfully Reeves doesn't have to do much involving the skill of acting - why break the habit of a life time ? - but as a no holds barred enjoyably mean thriller with its tongue firmly in cheek " Sorry to disturb you Mister Wick but we've had a complaint about the noise" it's very entertaining . If you want to find out how this movie could have been check out the horrible mess that is SMOKIN' ACES which has a not too dissimilar plot