The first John Wick film, which came out in 2014, is hyper kinetic movie with simplistic story of a grieving ex hitman out for revenge. John Wick: Chapter 2 begins literally where the first one left off. The opening scene features a task John Wick (Keanu Reeves) needs to finish to return to a peaceful retirement (think of bumper cars during that scene). John's second retirement is brief as a blood oath with Santino(Riccardo Scamarcio) brings him in for one more hit. The ramifications of the hit will be felt not only in John's life but in the whole criminal underworld as well. John Wick: Chapter 2 delivers on great action scenes and a decent plot. The movie does pay homage to different action movies throughout, including a very noticeable nod towards Enter the Dragon. There are also scenes between actors that will remind you for another films, most notably the scene with Reeves and his Matrix co-star Laurence Fishburne. I definitely recommend seeing this movie,especially if you like the first one.
Rating: 8.5 out of 10
