Chad Stahelski's John Wick: Chapter 2 is a gloriously fulfilling follow-up to its predecessor- a bigger, more explosive film that builds off the same principles that made the first entry so memorable, delivering another gleefully violent, self-aware hitman saga full of high-octane gunplay and intricately designed fight choreography. Having more in common with ballet than most modern action films, John Wick: Chapter 2 wastes no time diving headfirst into its carnage-soaked dance of mayhem, finding our heroine thrust into action once again, this time by Italian Crime lord Santino D'Antonio, whom Wick owes a blood oath too. Reluctant to accept at first, John eventually agrees to Santino D'Antonio's request, a decision which eventually leads to John Wick himself having a large bounty placed on his head when D'Antonio double-crosses him. Fans of the first film are certain to enjoy Chapter 2, with this iteration doing even more when it comes to high-flying action choreography and gunplay than its predecessor, offering up a tight, fast-paced narrative that never lets up. There are so many memorable action set-pieces, from the Paris catacombs, to the house of mirrors sequence, but perhaps the absolute standout is the showdown between John Wick and Cassian, played by Common. The one-on-one fight between these two characters is a sequence that epitomizes this franchise, a sequence full of electric, testosterone-dripping violence, but also self-aware humor, which finds these two character's tumbling down a seemingly never-ending sequence of stairs, a scene in physical comedy that would probably make Buster Keaton himself stand-up and cheer. Chad Stahelski's John Wick: Chapter 2 is nonstop fun from start-to-finish, a worthy successor to the highly-entertaining original that offers yet another welcome reprieve from the currently superhero-dominated action genre.
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June 2023
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