NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

HallowLooyuh As much as i enjoyed "John Wick" in 2014, and there was a lot to like about it, I feel the exact opposite about "John Wick Chapter 2."poor conception, disgraceful and sophomoric writing (if you can even call it writing). even good actors can't make insipid dialogue and implausible, contrived scenarios play with any credibility.whereas the first "John Wick" succeeded because it didn't hide its identity as a sort of filmed graphic novel, something out of an old issue of "Heavy Metal" or the like, with production design and a storyline reflecting that, this sequel is more like a delusional fantasy created by someone with bipolar disorder and acute paranoia.this sad sack of a picture is consistent with what is almost always the case with sequels: they blow.the best thing, to me, about this picture is the rock song at the end, "Gotta Get Paid," or something. starts off like a blues-rock tune from Bad Company, before expanding into a Seattle grunge-like chorus and solo. on reflection, that song typifies this picture; starts off with something good and turns it into trash.

a_chinn Keanu has tried to shed his dumb guy persona for quite some time. Even in excellent films like "Point Break" or "The Matrix" he was still playing a doofus. With the John Wick films, Keanu is a next level badass and completely divests himself from Ted (although he's reprising his role in an upcoming third film). This sequel picks up right after the first John Wick film, with Keanu being pressured to pay back a debt that originally got him out of his hitman life in the first place. He's been asked to kill a powerful mob boss by her brother. After doing so, the brother puts a huge bounty on Wick's head and he has to fight off hitmen and hitwomen at every turn. That is everywhere except for The Continental Hotel, an underworld sanctuary run by Ian McShane where no killing is allowed. When characters who've fought each other to a bloody pulp meet up at the Continental, they must peacefully coexist. However, as cool as The Continental is of an addition to the John Wick universe, it's the unbelievably great action sequences from director Chad Stahelski and writer Derek Kolstad that make this film so memorable, even for even the most jaded of action film fan. Kolstad's script sets up some great action sequences (there's an excellent hall of mirrors finale, although most filmmakers should know that they're never going to top Orson Welles' "The Lady from Shanghai" climax), but it's director Chad Stahelski who makes the action sequences something wholly original and something not seen on screen before. Hong Kong action films of the 80s and 90s brought something original and new to action films (which were then endlessly imitated in American action films like "The Matrix" or "Desperado", but there really hasn't been anything since then that seemed all that different from what's come before (maybe Kurt Wimmer's "Gun-Fu" in "Equilibrium" and "Ultraviolet," but that too borrowed heavily from Hong Kong action cinema). The action in John Wick is fast, aggressive, and mixes hand-to-hand and gun-play in a way that has not been done before on film. The film is expertly shot by ace cinematographer Dan Laustsen ("The Shape of Water" "Crimson Peak" "Silent Hill" "Brotherhood of the Wolf"). The action is fast, bloody, and brutal, which is to say it's not going to be for all tastes, but if you're a fan of action films, you'll likely find this sequel equal if not better than the first John Wick film. Besides the top tier action, you have an even better cast than the first film, which includes Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose (as a very cool mute hitwoman), Laurence Fishburne, John Leguizamo, Bridget Moynahan, David Patrick Kelly, Peter Stormare, and even Franco Nero! Top that off by a surprise appearance by a Commodore VIC-20 used by The Continental Hotel staff and at the end of the film and that adds up to one of the best action films to come out in years!

funtasticfour I enjoyed the first John Wick movie, as a popcorn action flick. The idea of a safe haven hotel is great, and has since been copied (upcoming Hotel Artemis for example). The action is great, with cool cars and gun-fu, which is surprisingly gory. This second movie continues where the first one ended, but has less story than the original, which isn't saying much. Some good fights and over the top shooting make me wonder why this isn't already a video game franchise! And of course a new one is in the works, which I'll watch but not in the theatre.

silvana-334-592632 Keep watching John Wick 1 & 2 over and over again. Hope there is a 3rd soon! PLEASE!!!