When a former colleague of John decides to take control of the mysterious guild of murderers, Wick is forced to withdraw from the resignation. Guided by a bloody oath, John travels to Rome, where he will have to fight with some of the most dangerous killers in the world.
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John Wick 2014Epitomus of ActionTwo years ago, the first film about the adventures of a gloomy man in a stylish suit, which stylishly shot a gun at the head of those who were not fortunate enough to be on his way, quite suddenly turned out to be one of the best fighters shot in recent years. And his natural sequel has become one of the best fighters made in the last decade.
Loud words? Of course. But it is not louder than the symphony of shots, which is given to all this work, which is not indifferent to the picturesquely shot heads and aesthetically broken limbs of the public. Of course, the story of the militant must begin with the characteristics of the existing action scenes, and I hasten to assure you: "John" number 2 boasts one of the most impressive skirmishes and fights ever produced by the masters of film production. The choreography deserves applause, Reeves is so convincing in the role of an elegant and methodical murderer that on the spot of his acquaintances in real life I would begin to treat him with apprehension. It's definitely not just an actor's talent, but also some innate tendencies. The operator did not celebrate the birthday of all his relatives at the same time the day before the shooting, and his hands are not shaking. So it is possible (and necessary) to consider what is happening in detailed details, without fear for its vestibular apparatus. Quality, which can not boast, for example, pictures of a certain pensioner, who constantly steals someone. Hand-to-hand fighting clearly makes it clear that the actors were really hurt: every blow and throw makes you involuntarily shiver and rejoice that you are not the place of the characters who are being struck so hard. Mordoboy removed almost at the level of the Indonesian "Raid", which, you will agree, is not bad for a film where the ball is ruled by gunfights. Analogues here dances with pistols can not be remembered at all, if we do not take into account the first film, naturally. In addition, the process of causing grievous bodily harm constantly changes the scenery, the number of participants, the quality of the participants, the musical accompaniment, etc., etc. The only thing that remains unchanged is our main character, a focused, effective, charismatic peddler of death in designer suit. I already mentioned this, but I repeat: the image sits on the actor, as if it were poured. I guess that in the future Keanu will be known no less as John Wick, than he is now known as Neo.
And yet there is a lot of this bloody action. Lots of! The film is longer than the first for half an hour, and there are not any respites in it. The militancy begins from the very first minutes and slows down only for fairly short periods of time, which are still dynamic and do not get bored, since it is interesting to observe the events because of the qualitative scenario. The first chapter introduced us to a curious universe in which hired assassins have a secret society with their own orders, and the latter diligently develops this idea. Motivation Wick again take up arms follows exactly from the new rules of this world, explained to the viewer, and does not cause any questions. In addition, John is now not an unequivocal embodiment of just revenge, and from a moral point of view, things are not as simple as they were before. Although not empathize with him still will not work.
The film is very beautiful and outside the fighting scenes. A lot of picturesque plans of New York and Rome, constant foreshortenings, emphasizing the coolness of the protagonist, various mass events. The second chapter is definitely larger and more expensive than the first, for the crowd and the rent of spacious majestic halls here are not stingy. The music was chosen successfully, as expected. Sometimes a bit of humor was added, which also benefited.
Actually, I strongly recommend that you stop reading all sorts of letters, and rush to the cinema and see already "John Wick 2". It is desirable even a couple of times. A pure fighter of this quality in our time of dominance CGI-chudikov - an event, and he needs to make a cashier. Moreover, the ending hints at a possible continuation of events, but it is not a vulgar cliffhanger. So everything can end and that's it. But I would not want to. And I put this film ten times, because I'm a fan of a good action, and for a long time already did not get such pleasure from every control in the head.