Slightly better than mediocre

Rating: Null/10 (26 October 2014)

John Wick is an unapologetically R-rated action film with action scenes that are fast but not too choppy to follow, but unfortunately, it's also a modernized action film burdened with overuse of color grading, lens flare, and irritating rock music, and the film takes too long to get past the exposition and into the action. The former slightly outweighs the latter, so I give John Wick a 6/10. Would recommend waiting for this to come out on your favorite video service to watch, unless you're desperate for something to watch in the theaters. Still, I have to give Hollywood kudos for attempting an original R-rated action film, and hope this is part of a continuing trend that can lead to better action movies for adults.