Another great chapter

Rating: 10/10 (24 February 2017)

John Wick goes back to get his car from a Abram, lots of car carnage ensues as Abram sends his minions to get in John's way. Presumably this takes place soon after part 1.
He barely gets home in his wreck. He's got a new dog, too. Then Italian mob boss Santino pays a visits. He wants to cash in a "marker." That's a medallion with John's bloody finger print. It entitles Santino to a favor which John can't refuse. This is in exchange for a favor that allowed John to retire years ago. Of course John is retired so he does refuse. In return, Santino blows up John's house.
John goes to the Continental to have a word with Winston who reminds John about the rules and that he cannot refuse the marker. So John of course reluctantly agrees. The job is to kill Santino's sister who was just promoted to some crime syndicate. He wants her place. In Rome, her induction party is about to take place and John prepares by getting weapons, suits, and studying the maps of the catacombs beneath Rome.
John gets the job done, but on his way out he realizes that Santino has turned on him. So he has to make his escape. Santino puts a a price of 7 million on John's head and now every killer in NY is after him. Eventually John has to confront Santino and in the process breaks one of the rules of the Continental which means he's now in serious trouble.
John Wick 2 is another great entry in what is among my favorite action franchises. This is serious old fashioned action made up mostly of gun fights and cool choreographed mano-a-mano fights. I can't recall another movie where the sound of gun shots was this satisfying. You can't get enough of it. This movie also has a great villainess in the character of the deaf hottie Ares. This time around we don't learn as much of the working of the secret society of killers. This entry is also a bit long. Nonetheless, fans of action movies shouldn't miss the John Wick movies, they are truly outstanding.