At times, it just felt like a little too much for a revenge film. There are plenty of innocent security guards who die at the hands of Wick. Killing a cute little dog would tick off anyone, so I don't blame the character for being mad, but I'm not sure there needed to be this many deaths. Sure he effortlessly kills plenty, but he also struggles with a few as well. It never seemed like he was blowing through these guys without danger. That's one of the many things I appreciated about this film. Being someone who just came out of retirement means you may be a little rusty, well Wick is definitely that. Wick goes to great lengths to find the people who took everything from him, but it's not exactly easy for him. To say the body count adds up is an understatement. He finally feels like he get's closure with his wife and then it's all ripped away from him by the very gangsters he was once affiliated with. Wick is a man dealing with the death of his wife and retirement of his past associations with assassins of sort. The role doesn't call for anything more than just being a likable bada**. He hasn't showed me anything that can make him a true thespian on screen. Even in The Matrix, which is a great film, his acting falls pretty flat to me. I have never been a huge fan of Keanu Reeves. It doesn't try to be inventive or over-the-top, it just plays to it's strengths. Not only is it one of the most fun films of the year, but it's so much different than the action films we have today.

John Wick is one of those few movies a year that seemed like it would be absolutely terrible, but when you finally sit down and watch it, turns out to be incredible.

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