So glad Keanu found his Niche again!

Rating: 9/10 (15 September 2019)

Just want to start by saying, as far as the John Wick Franchise is concerned, it's been so great to see Keanu Reeves once again finding a sizable niche in the film industry that he can truly call his own. Not since the matrix trilogy has he really been a notable character truly worth getting behind.
John Wick is set in a modern day new jersey/new york setting with Keanu playing the role of a retired veteran from a dangerous and unforgiving underworld of assassins, who managed to get out of the so called industry and managed to find love on the outside. So onto the plot that reverberates for what is currently three films... (and soon to be four).
After his wife tragically passes away from a terminal illness, John Wick receives one final parting gift from her, a beagle puppy dog named Daisy. The following night after his wife's funeral, a group of Russian thugs break into Johns home in the early hours of the morning and viciously assault him in an attempt to steal his beloved 60's era Mustang (killing his poor innocent dog in the process). The thugs make away with the car after the attack but they don't realize they have badly angered what is seemingly the most vengeful hitman on the planet. One of the mobsters happens to be the son of a former associate of Johns who ends up at war with. It becomes 100% personal and John sets out on a merciless revenge attack against the scumbags who took away his last elements of peace.
This attack on John Wick's dignity sets the stage for one of the most action packed franchises in modern history and gives birth to the "Gunjitsu" action genre. The development of the story not just rests with John himself but with the entire assassin industry. we get introduced to a hotel known as the continental which is a safe house for the assassin industry. members can seemingly go there and find respite and solitude and that's John's way of easing himself back into the dark underworld he left behind.
There's not much else I wish to say in fear of spoiling too much i've probably spoilt too much already and i really hope i haven't but for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, Alfie Allen and Willem Dafoe are a couple of notable actors you can look forward to alongside Keanu who is absolutely amazing in this role. the hard work and preperation he did for these movies was parallel to none.
John Wick is a classic revenge tail of good vs. evil. and the two sequels are amazing in their own right. If you're a fan of fast paced action scenes and a plotline that you don't need to put too much thought into, check these movies out. they're terrific!