Definitely beats it's competitors... with a pencil.

Rating: 9/10 (11 February 2017)

Il'l just get straight to the point.
This is one of the greatest action movie I've seen in recent years. The story is simple: Someone asked John to assassinate someone. He refuses, his house got blown up, and later goes out for a revenge after getting framed for it. The movie is not just your average popcorn flick, it's a action movie with intense gunfights, fast- paced choreography, and a lot of dead bodies. Obiously no one can replace Keanu Reeves as the 'Babayaga', because he is John Wick. Other cast members, especially Ian McShane, Common, Ruby Rose (She's on a frenzy! First is the new Triple X (XXX), then Resident Evil, now this!!!) delivers a fine performance as Winston, Cassian, and Ares respectively. Even the minor characters like the arms dealer with a classic British-like voice, the hotel guy, Jimmy the Cop (one of the smartest cops in movie history), and the tailor, all delivers a fine performance. Lawrence Fishburne, appears as The Bowery King and his scenes are definitely one of the best (talking about The Matrix reunion here...).
One of the best aspects in the movie is the world that the director Chad Stahelski is building. John Wick 1 gives us a glimpse of the unique world. This time, the movie takes us further into it, which is good since many people wants to know deeper about the lore. It's innovative, creative, and amazing to the point that make me think a what if scenario where this assassin world is actually real and exists. Another great aspects in this movie is the non-stop action that it delivers. The action goes is a larger scale, yet it don't loses the magic touch that makes the action in the first movie enjoyable. There's more blood and gore in this movie, and the movie takes brutal to a whole new level (all those head shots and pencil scene tho... ). The movie also builds up the events of the (possibly) upcoming Chapter 3, which makes me wonder how writer Derek Kolstad can make a great conclusion since John Wick is set to be a trilogy.
Sadly, the movie is somehow more inferior to it's predecessor. The pace is noticeably much more slower, and there's no music that could bring as much impact as the club scene in the first movie. I was also disappointed with the fact that some of the fight scenes, especially against characters like Cassian and Ares were short. Take Ares (Ruby Rose) as example: From what I see from her, she has a fighter style, hard to defeat character. However in this movie, she was defeated quite easily, which is kinda disappointing since I had expect a epic fight between them. The ending is also kinda rushed and anticlimactic, which is a disappointment.
Overall, this movie is a heaven to all action movie lovers. It has everything action lovers want, and definitely beats the competition, with a pencil.(calling It now, it will beat Fifty Shades of Whatever). If you like John Wick 1, you definitely love this movie. If you are a crazy action lover, well.. this is your holy grail.