Title: John Wick: Chapter 4
Director: Chad Stahelski
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Lance Reddick, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård
Studio: Lionsgate
Release Date: March 24th, 2023
Available: Only in Theaters
Whenever one hears about another film in the series John Wick, he or she immediately begins to look forward to watching a couple of hours of hit star Keanu Reeves saying “Yeah,” for most of the movie in his deep voice. And they would be correct. John Wick: Chapter 4 is a high point for a franchise that continues to find ways to try and one-up itself. In the fourth installment of the beloved franchise, John Wick has recovered after being shot off of the top of the New York Continental Hotel and is ready to seek revenge on the High Table (the governing body for the assassin underworld). When he challenges the new Head of the High Table to a duel to forgive all his crimes and free him from the assassin’s underworld, John brings even more assailants after him. Can John survive them and win his duel? This movie follows three previous sequels that also follow John Wick, a legendary hitman, who experienced multiple tragedies and has to go through friend and foe to try to get some normalcy back in his life. The fourth chapter brings back many beloved side characters such as Ian McShane’s Winston, Laurence Fishburne’s Bowery King, and the late Lance Reddick’s Charon. It also introduces some great new characters in Donnie Yen’s blind assassin Caine, Bill Skarsgard’s villainous Marquis Vincent de Gramont, and Shamier Anderson’s mysterious Mr. Nobody. The John Wick movies are not known for their dialogue or writing which is still evident in this sequel; however, they excel at giving the audience nonstop, well-choreographed action. John Wick: Chapter 4 does this better than any of the previous three entries to the franchise. While it is nearly 3 hours long, its runtime never feels stretched, as audiences never tire of seeing Keanu Reeves’ John Wick come up with inventive ways to kill hundreds of assassins. The film is also impressively shot with gorgeous cinematography. While some may be annoyed by the long-run time or the convoluted plot that seems to exist only to set up the next action sequence, this is without a doubt one of the most impressive pure action movies of all time. John Wick: Chapter 4 is an absolute delight to see in theaters and is maybe the best film of the year so far.
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