Wednesday, March 15, 2023
John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is back for his fourth film appearance. He has been declared “ex-communicado” with a bounty on his head that keeps being raised. He is caught between a rope & a dead place as he fights to earn his freedom when there seems to be no way out. From New York to the Arabian desert to Osaka to Berlin to Paris, the overwhelming action sequences are stunning & just get bigger & better. Battling with guns, knives, swords, nun-chucks, & hand-to-hand in hotels, night clubs, on the steps, & in the streets. He has some old & new allies. The rules & code of the High Table complicate decisions. There’s a blind assassin & a tracker with a dog. The villain is the Marquis who doesn’t play fair. It’s unbelievable, practically nonstop action choreographed to perfection & very loud. So many groans & “oh shit” moments. It’s breathtaking. Like a Timex watch, John Wick takes a licking but keeps on ticking… at least to the end, maybe? Will the Baba Yagga finally earn his freedom or will this be the last of John Wick? Can he find a win, win, win in a no win situation? There is one final post credit scene to tickle your senses.
Alien gives it 4 “don’t be late to the church” stars out of 4.
