John Wick: Chapter 2 - A solid sequel

Rating: 7/10 (24 August 2017)

John Wick: chapter 2 is a solid sequel following up from the original John Wick in 2014. The film takes place right after what happened in the first film, this time around John is the one being hunted, with a lot of violence and action scenes along the way.
The plot is simple enough for this type of film and does actually dive a little more into the character of John Wick & how he came to be the way he is. But ultimately it is a straight up action film........my thoughts below.
Keanu Reeves again does a great job of playing the John Wick character, it is a perfect role for him , where there is not all that much dialogue & just him kicking serious ass. I also enjoyed the brief appearance of Lawerence Fishburne.
The action & fighting scenes are again done very well much like in the original film & with Keanu Reeves doing most of the stunts & fighting scenes himself made it look even better & more realistic. Also thoroughly enjoyed the two fight scenes that he had with Common in the movie.
The only minor gripe I had with the movie, is that the stakes didn't feel very high as you basically knew John Wick was going to beat up everybody & come out on top, so I guess you never really felt that he was in danger even when all these different hit men were after him.
If you enjoyed the first John Wick movie then you will certainly enjoy this one as well, both highly entertaining action films, a 7/10 for me.