Theater Whore: John Wick 2

John Wick 2 (9/10)

There will for sure be some spoilers. This morning I headed to Arclight on Sunset and watched John Wick 2 starring Keanu Reeves. Last night before bed I watched the first one and if you watch a movie like that before bed you will have some honked up ass dreams. This movie takes place shortly after the first ends and something I forgot about the first was how recently his wife had passed away before all hell broke loose. For those that have not seen the first film but for some odd ass reason decided to read a review about the second one here's the basic premise. A former professional killers wife suddenly dies. Shortly after she dies a puppy arrives that she had sent to him. These assholes show up, the main one being the son of one of Wick's former “boss”, beats the fuck out of Wick, kills the dog, and steals his car. The rest of the movie is pure revenge. Got it?

Theater Whore: John Wick

John Wick 7/10

This was surprisingly cool. Besides that catching me off guard was how huge this cast was. It was like everyone from your favorite cable shows were hired. I'm gonna just list everyone here to show you. Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Dean Winters, Adrianne Palicki (ugh), Bridget Moynahan, John Leguizamo, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, David Patrick Kelly, Clarke Peters, and wrestler Kevin Nash. That is a fuck ton of people! Also, if you want to solidify someone as a bad guy, just have them murder a puppy.

This movie has a very basic premise of revenge and I liked that. Reeves stars as John Wick who is a hitman that is out of the game. His wife dies of cancer and while at home being sad he gets a gift from her of a small hound dog. The dog is named Daisy and he is living his normal old life with her until one day at the gas station he comes across the skeevy looking guy that asks John how much he wants for his car and insults his dog.