Bad to the Bone

Rating: 8/10 (3 November 2014)

The review: While in ways this wouldn't be surprising if this film went straight to DVD, I was very glad it got a theatrical release. While I did not check this out in IMAX, I was very glad I saw it and may even see it again. A simple, non convoluted plot with simple characters, simple motives. Characters you root for, characters you despise. John (Keanu) is an emotionally burdened man in which you can sense the heaviness of his burdens in his eyes, yet that's as much as he will let you in, as the rest of his angst is transformed into pre- meditated vengeance extracted upon the culprits who have done him harm. They should have finished the job, as the debt they started quickly becomes more than they, or the whole organization can afford. John Wick is a lethal, precise assassin and while it doesn't necessarily look like he is having fun while doing it, it certainly is fun to watch.