The definition of style over substance.

Rating: 3/10 (8 May 2019)

The reason this review is like 5 years late is because my friend recently suggested we go see the the third instalment of the series, as the first two are so epic. I was like really?? He was like, yeah, oh my god, you gotta see John Wick! So now I have seen John Wick...
Ok, the film starts off quite well. Immediately you sense a high standard in terms of production. Slick camera work, innovative editing, stunning lighting. Also the plot starts okay, we are introduced to John, seemingly normal decent guy, living a normal life with his puppy, mourning the loss of his recently deceased wife. Whilst minding his own business on a road trip, a few 'Russian' thugs like the look of his car and try to buy it off him. He rejects the offer, and drives away. Russian thugs really want this car, so they presumably follow him to his home. They then confront poor John in the middle of the night. Beat the crap out of him, and inexplicably kill his pet puppy in the process. Note that in this scene John comes across as quite vulnerable and practically defenceless against these thugs. If the thugs had of wanted to kill him, they really could have done. Instead they knock him out and leave with his car. John is left broken, and utterly distraught that his adored puppy has been taken from him. He wants revenge, and at this point we all want him to get revenge! But how is he going to go about? This man is no fighter, he can't physically take these thugs on, we've seen that all ready. He's gonna have to devise a plan, and he's gonna have to be brave. This could be good, my friend was right. WRONG..
It turns out that John Wick is a super killer assassin. An invincible, unstoppable killing machine. They messed with the wrong guy! It also turns out that the rest of this film is steaming pile of cow pat...
Queue John Wick killing hundreds and hundreds of practically innocent men in pursuit of his revenge. Okay I think amongst it all he does get the three original thugs, but you could miss it, seeing as he kills so many. And that is it, thats all this film is. Yes it's slick, hence not giving it 1 star, but it is shockingly immature.
One last gripe, (equally as stupid as the fact that at the start of the film JW had his 'Steven Seagal' mode switched off), is how films think its only cool for 'heroes' to kill men. At one point in this dribble, a female assassin is going all out to kill John, as he has a two million $ bounty on his head. This woman, a professional assassin, and very dangerous will stop at nothing until John is dead, it is likely that she has killed many before. In a fight, John over powers her, and decides not to finish her off as she is a woman, despite the fact that she is only going to come back and try and kill him again. In contrast John kills many men that he really does not have too. Most not even posing a threat and had nothing to do with the killing of his puppy. In fact this female assassin goes on to kill one of John friends! But oh no, he can't kill a woman, thats not cool right??
Wow. Not a big shock but I won't be watching the sequel or the third instalment. My friend and many others seem to lap up this garbage...