He's the one you sent to kill the Boogeyman....

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2015)

John Wick is a mob hit man who left that life after falling in love with a woman.
5 years later, his wife dies and to make sure he's not alone, she arranges for a dog to be brought to him after her death.
A few days after he receives his new companion, a group of men wanting to steal his car, break in and beat him up and kill his dog.
When he recovers, he sets to get the ones who killed his dog. He learns that the leader is the son of his former employer.
And the man, wanting to protect his son, tries to take care of Wick, but once a killer, always a killer. There's still life in the old dog yet......,
John Wick is one of those strange films that comes out of nowhere and smacks you right in the face, it's an unexpected gem of a movie. The makers of the movie know that Reeves can't act, hence the limited dialogue he has, but also know that he can carry a film like this, so the endless set pieces look brilliant too.
And for Reeves, its a win win situation. He hasn't been in a decent, big release film for some time now, and here, he proves he still has it. Screen presence that is, not acting chops.
Plus its one of those films that just doesn't try too hard to be anything other than it is, a revenge thriller, plain and simple. What is clever is that it's not just the dog Wick is peeved about, it's the fact that this was the last thing his wife gave him, and for Wick, the dog signified ease of the grieving process, and her legacy would sort of continue every time he looked in the puppy's eyes.
If your a huge dog lover, be prepared to be upset, that's all I'm saying on that matter, but rest assured, the punishment fits the crime, over and over, and over again.
Its a very slick affair, the action is effortlessly cool, and the nightclub scene, is one of the highlights of the whole movie.
At times,the movie reminded me of 'Wanted', especially when it was set in the strange hotel for hit men, and then other times, it reminded me of 'Crank' because of its bizarre characters, and bonkers narrative.
If you are a fan of Reeves, here's the movie you've been waiting for side that awful rave in Zion, for others, its a visual feast, all style over substance, with some great support from the likes of McShane, Dafoe, and even Alfie Allen.
Its Most Excellent, and never once Bogus...