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John Wick (Keanu Reeves) kills the Elder, the one particular person above the High Table in Morocco. Because of this, New York Chad Stahelski Continental Hotel supervisor Winston Scott (Ian McShane) and his concierge, Charon (Lance Reddick), are summoned to the Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgard), a senior member of the High Table. Vincent kills Charon as a warning and units a excessive open bounty on John Wicks. While the world’s finest assassins are lured by the lucre to kill him, the 2 deadliest appear to be his previous good friend Caine (Donnie Yen), and a brand new entity, Mr Nobody (Shamier Anderson), who travels with an assault canine. His solely hope to get out of this mess is to formally problem Vincent to a duel and kill him. To achieve this, he needs to be a part of the High Table as soon as extra. His adoptive sister Katia (Natalia Tena), agrees to take him again into the fold, provided that he manages to kill Killa (Scott Adkins), a German High Table member who murdered her father. John Wick efficiently does so, resulting in a mammoth showdown involving Caine, Mr Nobody, lots of of hitmen and finally, Vincent himself…
The storyline doesn’t do justice to the parade of steady motion that you just see for shut to a few hours. Director Chad Stahelski, who began out as a stuntman earlier than shifting up the ladder, pushes his actors and stunt doubles to the bounds of human endurance. Never thoughts the truth that folks aren’t truly being hit by rushing autos or falling off three flooring on prime of a automobile. It all appears so genuine that the viewers gasps and groans, as if it’s bodily feeling the ache. Some concepts are manner out of this world. To see Scott Adkins kick some butt, delivering excessive kicks whereas sporting a prosthetic swimsuit which bloats him out to Sumo proportions is deliciously wild. And what’s extra audacious is having Donnie Yen play a blind murderer who is nearly higher than John Wick regardless of his handicap. It’s virtually as if somebody has given Ip Man Jedi powers. Donnie Yen dodging a hail of bullets enjoying a blind man asks for an entire suspension of disbelief however you’ll be able to’t take your eyes off him whereas he’s doing that. There had been rumours that we had been going to see a crossover between the John Wick universe and Nobody universe. Well, that hasn’t truly occurred, as Bob Odenkirk, who performs the titular character within the 2021 movie, isn’t a part of this film. But we do have a Mr Nobody character, performed by Shamier Anderson, who’s one thing of a wildcard right here. He and his canine companion deliver their very own dose of motion and supply one other layer to the proceedings.
The movie might be seen as a homage to Keanu Reeves. Whether it’s The Matrix (1999), 47 Ronin (2013), or his directorial enterprise, Man of Tai Chi (2013), we see echoes of the earlier movies on this. John Woo has been credited as being the daddy of Gun Fu, the place gun battle is mixed with martial arts components. And a lot of John Woo’s early work, from movies like A Better Tomorrow (1986), Bullet within the Head and extra is mirrored right here. Chad Stahelski will need to have idolised Woo rising up and the scholar, one can say, has surpassed the grasp right here.
Donnie Yen is 59 and Keanu Reeves is a yr youthful and but each make motion look really easy even at their age. They share an important camaraderie and it is a deal with to see two nice motion stars coming collectively and regaling the viewers with their distinct combating kinds. While their particular person scenes do make for an important watch, it’s their scenes collectively that really elevates the movie. Watching them collectively is like watching poetry in movement and kudos to the director and his workforce for bringing a lyrical high quality to the motion.
All-in-all, watch the movie for its never-seen-before motion sequences, as additionally for the pleasure of watching two masters of motion, Keanu Reeves and Donnie Yen, giving their finest to the movie.
Trailer : John Wick
Neil Soans, March 23, 2023, 3:30 AM IST
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John Wick: Chapter 4 Story: With few pals left on this legal underworld, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) brings excessive stakes to the High Table as he faces the results of his deeds.
John Wick: Chapter 4 Review: The ‘John Wick’ collection has been clear and exact in its providing, and Chapter 4, aka JW4, is not any completely different in its premise. It builds on what the franchise has grow to be synonymous with – high-octane, dazzling combat choreography and close-quarter fight that includes Keanu Reeves doing what he does finest. But JW4 turns all of it up a notch, increasing the mythos of the High Table with previous gamers, that includes Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane and the late Lance Reddick, but additionally introduces a mixture of new characters who’re all immediately memorable.
Scott Adkins is nearly unrecognisable but completely gratifying as Killa – a scenery-chewing villain plucked straight out of a James Bond film. Donnie Yen typically steals the present as Caine along with his clear and crisp artistry, which warrants his personal spin-off. Adding to the checklist of martial artwork legends are Hiroyuki Sanada and Marko Zaror, whose distinctive kinds are arduous to overlook. Bill Skarsgård is menacingly measured as Marquis – a trendy baddie begging to be dispatched in probably the most brutal manner. A wildcard thrown into the combination is Shamier Anderson’s mysterious Mr Nobody along with his feisty canine companion. Rina Sawayama makes her movie debut with some standout sequences of her personal. However, the movie rests on Keanu Reeves’ stoic shoulders, and his actions proceed to talk louder than phrases with a relentless dedication to up the ante.
This high-calibre roster permits elaborately choreographed combat sequences to be offered in large frames with out fast-paced cuts. The outcomes are breathtaking, with scenes shot inventively to typically make JW4 play out like a live-action online game, completely capturing this franchise’s tone and really feel. Director Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves have been pushing for extra acknowledgement of stunt work in movie. JW4’s outstanding stunt performers pull off innumerable jaw-dropping moments, presenting a showcase of their invaluable contribution to the leisure business. If the primary John Wick movie raised the bar for the spectacle of fight-based storytelling whereas reinforcing Keanu Reeves as a bona fide motion star, JW4 redefines the gold commonplace for the style.