A loner, with a depressing past, who isn't asked to say a whole lot, but is asked to do a ton.įinally, adding to the overall ambiance is the complete world-building creation of a criminal underworld that operates seemingly separated from regular society. The result is gun-fu gunplay which is viciously artistic. The action choreography appears to be grueling to say the least. Reeves' physical ability here is startling. Like the movie's action, the movie's dialogue is all about efficiency.
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I can't think of another movie that has packed so much characterization into such a small utterance. That "oh," impressively describes exactly who John Wick is, who he was, and what he will do to those responsible. In one of the best delivered lines in all of 2014, Tarasov responds with a decisively frightened "Oh!" and hangs up. Tarasov is on the phone with an associate who tells him that Tarasov's son (Alfie Allen), stole John Wick's car, and killed his dog. Who kills a dog? I mean, really? Anyway, what I'm getting at is that without knowing anything about John Wick's past, the movie describes exactly who he is by a two-letter response uttered by the movie's mob boss Viggo Tarasov (Michael Nyqvist). We never fault him for his decision, because it's so reasonable. Once the dog is dead, all bets are off right? I mean, it's an open ticket for a man like John Wick to utterly lay waste to whomever is responsible. A few Russian gangsters break in one night, steal his prized Mustang, and kill his beloved dog. What we haven't discussed is why he goes on his gun-toting rampage of revenge. We've established that Wick is an ex-hitman. There's another moment in the movie that illustrates this perfectly. The script is just as devastatingly precise. However, it isn't just the action in 'John Wick' that makes it one of the most imaginative and entertaining movies from last year. It's so perfectly constructed, so flawlessly executed that I'm unsure if there was a better action sequence in all of 2014 (although, ' The Raid 2's car chase is pretty astounding also). This isn't an action sequence where rapid-fire cuts blur the reality of what's happening. The editing never betrays the abilities of the stuntmen, or Reeves. As he storms through a nightclub, killing Russian mafia with calculated martial arts and ruthless double-taps, the whole arrangement turns into a sort of bloody ballet. Wick, an ex-hitman brought back into the fold under extenuating circumstances, is a ferocious fighter, but he doesn't waste a single movement or bullet. The aforementioned club scene is meticulously planned, expertly choreographed, and flawlessly edited. Since I don't have the time, and you most likely don't have the patience, I'll distill gushing into a few succinct thoughts. I feel, if I had sufficient time, that I could write thousands of glowing, hyperbolic words on how that sequence makes me feel as an action movie aficionado. The club sequence in 'John Wick' epitomizes what I'm talking about. If there were an action director university, one of the first courses of study should be 'John Wick' 101: The Art of Efficient Action. From the dialogue, to the action sequences, to the way John Wick (Keanu Reeves) dispatches bad guys with brutal effectiveness, it's all about completing an action in the most efficient and memorable way possible. It's actually startling how precise the entire movie is. The entire movie is a masterclass in efficiency. There is, within 'John Wick,' not one ounce of wasted action.
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