‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: What an epic finale. It's been a pleasure, Mr Wick

‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: What an epic finale. It's been a pleasure, Mr Wick

The Star Online - Lifestyle·2023-03-23 11:02

John Wick Chapter 4

Director: Chad Stahelski

Cast: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, and Ian McShane.

Nothing should really surprise you about the John Wick franchise by now. From the very beginning, it has been about one thing and one thing only – watching John Wick do what he does best, which is go around killing people. A LOT of people.

What started out as a small action movie directed by stunt directors and starring Keanu Reeves as a retired hitman seeking revenge on the men who killed his pet dog, has grown into one of the most acclaimed action franchises of all time.

The first three movies were odes to just how good action movies can be when they are allowed to just focus on that – the action. The long-take fight sequences, the inventive ways in which Wick dispatches his enemies, the ruthlessness of all his kills, and the mysterious, rule-driven underworld of the assassins... this has been the main draw of the John Wick movies from day one.

With this, the fourth and supposedly final movie of the franchise, it's all about tying up loose ends and finally giving Wick the send off he deserves. And boy does he get one heck of a explosive farewell.

I'm going to need guns. Lots of guns.

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