Exciting sequel

Rating: 7/10 (14 December 2019)

This review contains spoilers.
John Wick: Chapter 2 is an action movie that premiered in 2017. The movie is the sequel to 2014's John Wick. The movie is directed by Chad Stahelski, produced by Basil Iwanyk, and Erica Lee, written by Derek Kolstad, and stars Keanu Reeves. The movie takes place a few days after the end of John Wick and continues following the story.
John Wick: Chapter 2 is a strong follow-up to the first John Wick movie. There is more of the same awesome set-pieces and action moments in this movie that were present in the first movie. The pieces are overall improved and even nicer to look at from a production view. The movie is also much better directed than the first movie with the movie being gorgeous to see during the set pieces. If audiences watch John Wick: Chapter 2 for only the action, they will be excited to see how every single action scene plays out.
The sequel is also much improved on the story and world. The second chapter in the John Wick franchise actually expands more on the culture and world of the assassins. The traditions that were discovered by the audience in the first movie continue here and overall it creates a consistent experience for the viewer. This world does come into play in this movie and it forces John Wick to act. One of the ways the movie is propelled by Santino D'Antonio utilizing a blood marker to get John Wick back into the game. This puts the entire events of the movie into motion as John Wick is forced to execute Santino's orders until the blood marker is fulfilled.
John Wick: Chapter 2's faults may lie entirely in its plot. John Wick is forced to act completely at the whim of Santino D'Antonio. The plot can feel incredibly forced after the ending of John Wick since the story only continues without any lingering plot threads. Chapter 2 has enough to get people interested in the world to be interested in the movie. There is more mention of the assassin's organization and how deep the entire organization goes. The movie does get more unbelievable towards the end when John Wick becomes excommunicated. John Wick is suddenly surrounded by assassins that want his contract. The ending is a grand spectacle, but it seems unlikely that so many people are assassins.
I would recommend 'John Wick: Chapter 2'. The movie is a solid follow-up to John Wick.
Grade: B