Pure action perfection

Rating: 10/10 (6 June 2015)

I watch a lot of action and a lot of horror movies. The more you watch of a certain genre, the more picky you get. Well at least me. Most movies are just OK. That's the sad truth. Most movies are neither horrible nor excellent.
Then along comes John Wick, pretty much from the first second I just liked it. The atmosphere is great. Keany Reeves is great. It's crisp, it doesn't waste your time. Normally a movie might start real good, then dip down. Or a movie starts badly, then gets better. John Wick starts excellent, and it just doesn't let up. Every scene is good.
I love animals. (I don't even eat them! :P ) And if you love animals, this movie is such a treat. Man oh man. I have been waiting for a movie like this, for I don't know how long.
This movie has more head shots than the combined history of Call of Duty. OK, maybe not that many, but a crap-load for sure.
It is violent. The action direction is superb.
But one of the best things about it, which makes it so damn efficient, is that the build-up is so darn awesome. They do all the right things to get you to understand what kind of ultra bad-ass John Wick is. It is so expertly done, by the actors, the reactions, the direction.
I've seen naysayers complain about the lack of "originality" or whatever in John Wick, and I'm just sick to freaking death of hearing that. If you want originality, do something else than watch movies, because originality has nothing to do with whether a movie is great or not.
If the movie is well made and entertaining, it is good. And John Wick is just about as well made and entertaining as action movies get.
Watch it, and if you don't like it, you're to blame, not John Wick.