Brilliant Violence

Rating: 9/10 (1 November 2015)

This movie is the beginning of a franchise. And an almost perfect film in and of itself. There is so little dialogue in this film but this is not a bad thing. It gives you a break from the exposition heavy origin stories that are so tiring. The action starts from minute one and never stops. The editing, set design, and acting let you know everything you need to know. We don't need back story, we don't need exposition, we know how bad ass John Wick is in every scene he's in.
Keanu Reeves shines more than any film he's ever been in. He's more bad ass than in the Matrix, more likable than in Constantine. This is the role he was born to play. Woah. He's the anti-hero we've all been waiting for him to play and he does it with aplomb. He's an unabashed killer and you will be rooting for him every second of the way.
John Wick is the boogeyman.