John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

Preceded by: John Wick (2014)
Followed by: John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)

	Directed by: Chad Stahelski	COUNTRY USA Genre Action NORWEGIAN TITLE John Wick: Chapter 2 RUNNING TIME 122 minutes
	Produced by: Basil Iwanyk Erica Lee
	Written by: Derek Kolstad

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
John Wick	Keanu Reeves	½
Cassian, Gianna's chief bodyguard	Common
"The Bowery King"	Laurence Fishburne
Santino D'Antonio	Riccardo Scamarcio	½
Ares	Ruby Rose
Charon, concierge at Continental Hotel	Lance Reddick
Abram Tarasov	Peter Stormare	½
Julius	Franco Nero	-
Winston Scott	Ian McShane	½
Helen Wick	Bridget Moynahan
Aurelio	John Leguizamo

Review

Slick and preplanned to a fault, but still quite enjoyable sequel to 2014's successful John Wick. The retired hitman Wick, played by Keanu Reeves, is being dragged back into action by a "marker", a sort of blood oath which symbolizes an unbreakable vow to the other party – in this case Italian Camorra boss Santino D'Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio). In order to put an end to it all, Wick must kill a record amount of other hitmen and baddies (who by the way seem to be the only people left in the world). The premise and writing is just about as uninspired as any follow-up in the action genre (on par with Death Wish 2, Die Hard 2, etc.), and Keanu Reeves' line-delivery is almost unbearable at times, but luckily, director Chad Stahelski knows how to shoot action and pace his film, which gives John Wick: Chapter 2 an agreeable drive that makes it watch-worthy. Followed by a third entry two years later.