But even though chief franchise scribe Derek Kolstad has handed over writing duties to Shay Hatten (who also worked on the third film) and Michael Finch ( Predators), John Wick: Chapter 4 maintains the series’ playful approach to setting and character. ![]() Now, John Wick: Chapter 4 is an all out, globetrotting blockbuster that has to similarly outdo everything that came before it.Īnd if that were the only goal for Stahelski, John Wick: Chapter 4 accomplishes the task at hand and then some. John Wick began life as a relatable sort of revenge thriller where an assassin and widower who got out of the game for love is brought back into the fold because a bunch of heartless goons killed his new puppy and stole his car. The Vin Diesel backed series started with a bunch of low level crooks boosting car stereos before eventually growing into international spy capers that sent some of its characters into space. Much like the Fast and the Furious films, the John Wick franchise has grown further and further away from what started everything in the first place. In some ways, John Wick: Chapter 4 is like watching a Fast and the Furious movie, only vastly preferable to the lumbering behemoths those once fun films have become lately. John is alerted to a loophole in the “old ways” of the High Table that could either set him free or see him die trying, provided that Wick lives long enough to see those plans come to fruition. Anyone that gets close to John becomes marked for death, an outcome that seems more and more likely thanks to the increasing price put upon his head. With the weight of the all powerful High Table bearing down on him – now led by a ludicrously wealthy young go-getter known as The Marquis (Bill Skarsgård), who guarantees Wick’s death – John remains on the run and virtually friendless in his quest for both vengeance and freedom. John Wick: Chapter 4 delivers on already high expectations by bettering the film that came before it in the series and expanding the franchise’s unique and expansive universe of underground wetworkers to pleasingly rich heights. A brutal ballet of bullets, fists, and anything that isn’t bolted down (sometimes even things that are), stunt coordinator turned filmmaker Chad Stahelski’s John Wick franchise has been disarmingly excellent throughout its run, and this fourth Keanu Reeves led instalment is no exception. John Wick: Chapter 4 continues its unlikely reign as the franchise to beat in terms of both quality and substance when it comes to modern action cinema. ![]() ![]() “You are now in the presence of the king!”
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