Basically action porn

Rating: 4/10 (16 March 2017)

I felt a bit too harsh on the other review, so I went in with an open mind. Besides... It was either this or Logan. Both had terrible plots, but this one had more action. I decided to go in with an open mind and it was still terrible.
This movie basically screams self insert and ego boost rolled up into one. John Wick, an average looking white guy, is the toughest guy around. Everyone is scared of him, and he shoots through guys like butter. The action scenes are amazing and great!
The problem? Everything else. This movie tries to be moral, which is very insulting since NONE of the characters are moral or even likable. Let's get into this!
Plot: Paper calls Rock to crush Scissors. Rock has to do it because Paper covered for him that one time. Rock kills Scissors and now wants to kill Paper. That's actually the plot.
John Wick himself: an OP guy that everyone's scared of. "You'll regret going after him! He's super tough and invincible!" "John Wick the Legend and myth himself!" Yeah, this movie is an ego boost to the guy who self inserted himself. This movie praises John Wick like he's the best assassin in the world and no one can kill him. This certainly rings true because even when he's bloody, bruised, and limping, he still manages to have his full strength. He certainly goes through his fair share of torment, but I just can't root for him. John Wick causes most of his own problems. He doesn't care about the rules (he killed someone in a safe spot), so why didn't he just kill his Marker at the beginning? I'll tell you why. John Wick loves killing people and gets a hard on for it. This is why I can't root for him because he's a terrible person. I can't root for John Wick over the villain because that would make me a hypocrite. He manages to be more unlikable than the villain because John Wick is going around killing and shooting at other people and terrorizing people. The main villain only killed and hurt his sister, who was just as much of a jerk as the villain, and John Wick, a guy who goes around killing random people.
Then the end is infuriating with very little relief. "It has been a pleasure Mr. Wick" Really? Killing someone in a safe spot really ruined your reputation and killed any potential business just because he couldn't hold his temper.
Overall, this movie blows. Unlikable protagonist that manages to be even more unlikable than the villain and stupid business men. It's an action porn, so don't expect anything else. The only reason this movie gets a 4 instead of a 3 like the last one is because they had a scene where John Wick unlocked an old lock using an old key. I love watching that and wish there were more videos on it.