Did a quick search and nothing came up so I'm starting this thread to discuss the movie John Wick, starring Keanu Reeves. The movie is certified Fresh with an 86% rating on RT and an 85% user rating, and let me tell you it deserves both those scores!
This is one of the best action movies ever, I don't think I have a single bad thing to say about it and a tonne of praise.
The premise is good, we are made to feel for the "hero" and we certainly empathize with him. This is all set up in a very efficient way, it is long enough to make us develop those emotions, but not at all too long to where it gets boring. And then the action starts.
There is no slow-motion in this movie, none of those super tight shots where you have no idea what is happening; the movie lets you see all of the ass-kicking in all its glory. Scratch that, its not ass kicking so much as it is braining. This is the most face-shooty movie ever, and its great. I, along with most of the audience at the screening I was at, were giddy at the action sequences. If a bad guy's brain wasn't splattered all over the wall/floor/ceiling, John makes sure to "double tap" them. If there is ever a zombie apocalypse, this is the guy you want with you.
All of the above said, the action is never over-the-top, it never crosses the line into parody. John is not infallible, and he's not the greatest hand-to-hand fighter. It is a perfect balance of bad-assitude and believability.
The movie progresses at a very good pace throughout it's entire 1h 40m or so run-time. The acting is quite good, in addition to Reeves we have Willem Dafoe, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, and Michael Nyqvist, among others.
I highly recommend this movie.
Anyone else see it?
Anyone planning on seeing it? Stop planning and just do it!
This is one of the best action movies ever, I don't think I have a single bad thing to say about it and a tonne of praise.
The premise is good, we are made to feel for the "hero" and we certainly empathize with him. This is all set up in a very efficient way, it is long enough to make us develop those emotions, but not at all too long to where it gets boring. And then the action starts.
There is no slow-motion in this movie, none of those super tight shots where you have no idea what is happening; the movie lets you see all of the ass-kicking in all its glory. Scratch that, its not ass kicking so much as it is braining. This is the most face-shooty movie ever, and its great. I, along with most of the audience at the screening I was at, were giddy at the action sequences. If a bad guy's brain wasn't splattered all over the wall/floor/ceiling, John makes sure to "double tap" them. If there is ever a zombie apocalypse, this is the guy you want with you.
All of the above said, the action is never over-the-top, it never crosses the line into parody. John is not infallible, and he's not the greatest hand-to-hand fighter. It is a perfect balance of bad-assitude and believability.
The movie progresses at a very good pace throughout it's entire 1h 40m or so run-time. The acting is quite good, in addition to Reeves we have Willem Dafoe, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, and Michael Nyqvist, among others.
I highly recommend this movie.
Anyone else see it?
Anyone planning on seeing it? Stop planning and just do it!
