One of the best (action) films ... EVER !

Rating: 10/10 (10 February 2017)

I am a big fan of the first John Wick film and Reeves ever since the Matrix movie. To me, the John Wick character is tailor made for him - a man with brilliant fighting skills, and a shade of sadness (in strange a way parallel his personal life in the real world).
Before watching Chapter 2, I was a bit nervous that the 2nd installment would be a let-down, not rising up to the level of the first film ... man I was wrong!! Chapter 2 is in many ways an EVEN BETTER film than the first one.
EVERYTHING about it is about right - from the brutal fighting scene (yes, more body count, and more ways to kill, including using a pencil), to the more intrigued (but believable) plot, to the dialogue (which is remarkably good even for a non-action film), and the music – yes, music, which reminded me of the tense music seen in a Denis Villeneuve film (Sicario, Arrival), and Game of the Thrones - it helps elevate the intensity of the fighting scenes to a level that made me almost jumped out my seat a couple of times in the course of two hours. And the choreography - yes, choreography is the right word for this action film, the lighting, the setting (whether it is under tunnel of ancient Rome, or subway in NYC, or an art museum), and action sequence ... everything is done brilliantly. The film feels like a poem, an art movie, a Chopin Waltz, which is really stunning considering it is an action film and all the cold killings and blood shed... yet it lets the audience identify themselves with the main character, feel justice is served towards the end.
The way they ended the film, I can only hope Chapter 3 is coming along soon!
By the way I rarely write reviews for film, but this time is different, this movie is different.