John Wick 4 is more of a stunt and action director, as it did with Chad.Every character in the movie is delivered in an action sequence
Published Date – Sat 25 Mar 23 04:10 PM
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Hyderabad: The one-off film and its success fueled the shooting of what is now a new successful franchise. It just goes to show how people accept senseless violence. There is no reason to celebrate violence. Even Keanu Reeves. Especially KR.
Directors Chad Stahelski and KR get together for the fourth time for an out-and-out action (read violence) movie. It’s about John Wick wanting to be free from the high table.
For the uninitiated, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) has been excommunicated from the Continental Hotel and the High Table in New York. We end up with John, who’s hiding underground with the King of the Bowery (Laurence Fishburne), seeking revenge on the High Table.
John manages to kill the Elder (George Georgiou) – the only person at the High Table. The High Table is furious with Continental Hotel manager Winston Scott (Ian McShane) and his concierge Charlene (Lance Reddick) for failing to kill John . The rest of the story is about who killed whom and who survived the massacre.
The movie relies heavily on relentless action and stunts. Fortunately, the movie doesn’t rely on John’s backstory. The number of actors grows exponentially, so the corpses grow exponentially. This includes Akira (Sawayama) as a fighter aggrieved by the killing of her father Koji (Sanada), a tracker who calls himself Mr. Nobody (Anderson) and is accompanied by his “emotional support” dog .
Elevating the intensity of the fight and adding to the emotional impact is the addition of blind assassin Kane (Donnie Yen), an old friend of Wick’s, not to mention Kira (Scott Adkins). Violence aside, the film’s length — about two hours and twenty minutes — is a downside. If you’re an action fan, there are plenty of melee scenes that will keep you engrossed and on the edge of your seat. However, if you’re not an action fan, don’t even think about this movie. However, there’s more to this film than violence, albeit a little. Donnie occupies more screen than KR.
One of the great strengths of this movie is that KR and Chad Stahelski know how to keep you engrossed. There are many references to friendship and family. This outing is Chad’s version of “Actions Have Consequences.” This movie belongs more to Chad’s stunt and action director. Every character in the movie is delivered in action sequences. You have something jaw-dropping, and Newton counters the action sequences that are the backbone of the film. There are quite a few one-liners that will tickle you.
If you’re a fan of mindblogging action sequences, go for it, KR and Donnie. If not, this is definitely not the tea set for you.
