amazing action movie that lives up to the glory of the first film

Rating: 7/10 (29 June 2017)

Let me start this review off with what everybody already knows: the amazing choreography, action scenes and gun-fu. The action in both John Wick movies is definitely one of it's biggest virtues, often being dubbed as the perfect video game movie adapted from a video game that is yet to exist. And honestly, this movie is just a perfect mesh of beautiful action, neon colors and Keanu Reeves kicking some major ass.
I will say, however, that the first movie was a tad bit better. It had more room to breathe in between the action and was more character driven. The character of John Wick was always something fascinating to me, because he is a morally gray man with a shady past, which has definitely been done before, but John Wick is just so... Interesting. He is so close to falling into the so called "Gary Stu" category, since he is basically a flawless assassin that can do anything, yet he is never portrayed as perfect and as a man he is deeply flawed, which never gets boring. Basically, my small regret with this movie is that they decided not to focus on his character so much. What I really enjoyed, however, was the development of the secret organization that we found out about in the first movie. It was really cool to finally learn all about how things worked in this John Wick world. I'd love to see more of that in the next sequel. Another pleasant surprise for me was Ruby Rose. I didn't know she would be in this movie going into the cinema, and although her role in the movie is relatively small, she manages to bring this presence to her character, and as always, it's just really nice seeing her.
I believe that if you were a fan of the first movie or a fan of Keanu Reeves (he is such a delight, honestly), you are going to love this movie. Go check it out.