John Wick

With the second one reaching UK cinema's it was time to watch the first one. Keanu Reeves was actually surprisingly good in 'Constantine' and we had a lot of excitement for this film but did it pay off?

Not really. We expected more from him in this film. The best part of the film was probably the ending because it is such a 'Scorpia' style ending. Keanu Reeves doesn't fill me with fear in the same way that watching Liam Neeson walk towards someone with a serious look on his face does. When Neeson walks towards you or walks towards a character on screen you start to fear for that character, you know that he isn't going to be making it to tomorrow unless Neeson wants him to. When Reeves walks towards you dressed as John Wick you want to laugh and tell him to 'jog on'. There's no fear, there's no way that he could really win that battle as John Wick because he looks like a guy who hasn't been home in months. He doesn't look crazy but somehow his homeless look takes away the intent that might otherwise be seen in his eyes. Whatever he managed in 'Constantine' he completely lost in this film.

A contract killer who refuses to die and takes out a lot of people- we've seen it before in one way or another but not from this guy. The stunts look real, they are well choreographed as it is believable that Reeves could be doing them. They aren't crazy or make you think 'no way can he do that' and they aren't something that shows off the lack of physique that he has. They have sat down and thought about what each character can or can't do depending on the actor and then worked something out. Because the stunts are real the film holds it own. It is dependant on Keanu Reeves name (or lack of one) but it knows its own strengths and works to them. What bothers me the most is that he gets shot more than once and yet he still isn't dead. He's no Luke Cage, he's not bulletproof and he is clearly bleeding out so how he can just get up and carry on is a little beyond me but then this is an action film.

Taking down a Russian mob family- we've seen that before. Why is it always Russians or Italians? I'm up for a good action/gangster film but stop picking on the same people and stereotyping them.

What can we expect from the next film? I'll know in a few days and will post about it in a weeks time!