Movie Review: John Wick: Chapter 2

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 8/4/18, I am watching John Wick Chapter 2.  It stars  Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio and Ian McShane.  "After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life."  I enjoyed Chapter 1 so lets see if they break the formula or they stick to what worked!

• A motorcycle is a good escape vehicle
• Unless that happens!
• The Russians....again?
• Nice to see them basically give us the first movie in five minutes because people will have forgot
• That is a really nice car
• Just let the guy have the car boys, it will be easier on everyone!
• Well it was a really nice car
• That is why you always wear a seatbelt
• I will ask again, why bother fighting Wick.  Give him what he wants and hope he goes away, you can NOT fight the Boogeyman
• Jesus just ring the damn bell once!
• You have to repay your markers John, the bill always come due to paraphrase the Governor
• Thank goodness the dog survived!
• Its true, you have to play by the rules
• Nice, a "bug" out type box
• I liked that "gearing up" montage
• Is she really going to try and seduce him?
• What the hell is going on?
• What did he just put on as a belt?  A harness?  Or was it ammo clips?
• Shit is the a rocket launcher?
• Wick gets hit by a lot of cars!
• This is a really good role for Comman
• There are no business on the grounds!
• Come on Common, it is only business brother!
• The mute and/or deaf chick is interesting
• Wait...another hit on Wick?  That does not really work or turn out well
• Interesting that they all have the same phone
• Good grief New York has a lot of killers in it!
• I do not understand, do these other assassins not know who John Wick is?  You cannot fight the Boogeyman
• This 3rd act has a Warriors feel to it
• The clean up crew is a nice touch
• Which pill will he take this time?
• Very much Warriors
• Why are guards always looking up?  Do bad guys fly?
• He threw the gun!  AWESOME!
• I do like that these flicks seem to pay attention to guns and ammo and such, it probably is not perfect but it is cool
• That will probably come back to cost you John
• What the fuck just happens?  Why did everyone freeze?

Once agian this flick is good but just a little too long.  I would shave 10-15 minutes off once gain.  As much as I enjoyed the montage of him gearing up it could have been shortened.  Same with the scene with Common and the sister...actually quite a few scenes could have shaved by a minute or two and had a tighter flick

Overall I give it a 7/10.  It is is at 7.5 on IMDB so pretty much I am right on with most people.  I really think this might be some of Reeves best work because it does not require a range of emotions which is where he struggles.

Once again the flick puts an excellent cast out and they all hit their marks perfectly and it set up the third installment of the series which I am excited for!