John Wick
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John Wick is not necessarily a brilliant movie but since I liked the action, the plot, the performances, I can say that it is a pretty good movie.
Just yesterday I watched Paycheck with Ben Affleck in it. While the plot is not bad it just shows again how much the performance of the protagonist can make or break the movie. I’m not a big fan of Affleck’s acting – it’s distracting and I have trouble staying in the story.
John Wick could have run the same risk. Instead they were wise enough to let Keanu Reeves play the main part.
In general, to me Keanu Reeves is one of those actors who shine in certain roles that seem to be cut out just for him, like in Matrix! In other movies, it feels like he is the wrong piece in a jigsaw puzzle – but never as bad as Ben Affleck. Never!
In John Wick he plays an ex-hitman who comes out of retirement to go after the gangsters, who take the last good thing in his life from him.
The plot is simple and a lot of you might go “Umm! … No, thank you!”, which is fair enough.
A lot of times Keanu Reeves is presented by the media as someone who lost his love in an accident (there are so many stories out there and who knows what’s right and wrong), who lives a simple life, is one of the most decent actors/ people film crews have worked with, and does big gestures (giving money to a film crew staff in need) in a quiet way. It’s easy to like Keanu Reeves for all that. When I watched him on the Graham Norton Show he was this cool, decent guy with a touch of mystery and a sad story in his heart, which made me like him even more. Therefore I might be fond of this movie because John Wick is a bit like Keanu Reeves or Keanu Reeves is a bit like John Wick.
I loooooove movies like Bourne Identity, Matrix, Enter the Dragon with Bruce Lee for their smart action and fighting scenes. Now I can add John Wick to that list.
Oh, and one more thing! After the movie I’m sure you will want to get a beagle dog as your new pet. Don’t ask why … Just watch it! :-)
Keanu Reeves in the Graham Norton Show:
