Boring & Predictable

Rating: 5/10 (22 January 2015)

5 Stars is a push for this one. I love Keanu Reeves don't get me wrong, but this film was just another shooty shooty bang bang, like so many out there. There wasn't anything special about the way John Wick fights or shoots, there was nothing set this one apart.
For a TL:DR summary of the film:
John wick is a (supposedly) legendary ex-hit-man who everyone is afraid of. The guy from game of thrones (that got raped and had his manhood cut off) comes round Wick's house and kills his dog and takes his car. John Wick gets annoyed, get's his guns from his secret hideout and goes hunting down the mob who killed his dog.
Also, the world that John Wick lives in is really unbelievable. Are we really expected to believe that there's this hotel specially built for hit men, who can come and be safe under some specific 'code'? It's crap. It's boring. The whole film is predictable.
Some people have been comparing this to the Equalizer, which is why I wanted to watch it in the first place. But the Equalizer is 100 times better. There is no comparison whatsoever.
Don't get me wrong, this won't put me off Keanu, but it has made me realise that not every film he is in is gold. He's a bit hit and miss, and he really needs a good story and writing to come off well.