John Wick (2014)

Followed by: John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
John Wick	Keanu Reeves	½
Viggo Tarasov	Michael Nyqvist
Iosef Tarasov	Alfie Allen
Ms. Perkins	Adrianne Palicki	½
Marcus	Willem Dafoe
Helen Wick	Bridget Moynahan
Avi	Dean Winters
Winston	Ian McShane
Aurelio	John Leguizamo

Review

The world of hitmen and mobsters is revitalized in this razor-sharp hybrid of sizzling action and stylish noir evocative of the old hard-boiled detective genre. Keanu Reeves is perfectly cast as the icy, superhuman hitman who finds himself making an involuntary comeback in the business after his wife dies and he falls victim to a violent burglary. Enter mega kill-mode! Naturally, Wick's skill is way beyond belief, and the film is willing to make every kind of concession in order to satisfy its own vanity, but it is so forward-moving and enterprising that it almost makes you believe it isn't completely self-centered and intrinsically cliché-ridden. John Wick is great fun for those who think stuff like this is great fun.