Film Review — John Wick: Chapter 4
Keanu Reeves goes on yet another vengeful rampage in Chad Stahelski’s overlong, overblown, but stylish and satisfying action romp
If you’re a fan of action films, and especially if you’re a fan of this series, then John Wick: Chapter 4 is nigh-on unmissable. I’m giving the film my seal of approval for doing exactly what it sets out to do, but that doesn’t mean I think it is unflawed. Also, if this kind of eye-wateringly violent, punchy, kicky, shooty preposterousness isn’t your clip of bullets then you might want to consider this an unsolicited Wick pic. However, it must be noted that as a piece of action cinema, the fourth instalment in Chad Stahelski’s incredibly popular series is expertly choreographed, stylishly directed, and, as ever, features a first-rate dynamic lead in Keanu Reeves.
This picks up where the previous film left off, with a set piece in the desert that pays homage to the famous blown-out match to sunrise cut in Lawrence of Arabia. Wick is on the run from all-powerful crime syndicate the High Table. One of their number, rich, arrogant, Frenchman the Marquis de Gramont (Bill Skarsgård), wages war on Wick, and his hotel-manager-for-criminals pal Winston (Ian McShane). The Marquis decides to force retired blind assassin Caine (Donnie Yen), a former pal of…
