Keanu
Reeves returns to screens at the end of this in John Wick, a straight-down-the-line action revenge film that sees
the title character forced to use his none-too-savoury skills as a former
hitman avenge the memory of his dead wife. Reeves hasn’t had a good time of it
this year, as the action fantasy 47 Ronin
was pretty much dead on arrival at the cinema. John Wick is a much more contemporary story from relative newcomer
Derek Kolstad, whose previous credits include a couple of R-rated
direct-to-video efforts for 80s action star Dolph Lundgren. John Wick is co-directed by David Leitch
& Chad Stahelski, two stunt specialists who have graduated to feature
films.
The
action revenge film is becoming a very crowded market place, with Liam Neeson
and Denzel Washington head-lining with the likes of the Taken trilogy and TheEqualizer, which seems certain to have a follow-up after its
better-than-expected box office result. JohnWick has some pretty serious talent supporting Reeves … Willem Dafoe, Ian
McShane, Jason Isaacs, John Leguizamo and Bridget Moynahan all make
appearances. The trailer for John Wick
sees Reeves as less intense than either Neeson or Washington, but the bullet
count appears to be high and there’s as much going on as any self-respecting
action fan would want to see from a film that is looking to replicate the great
action flicks of the 1980s.
John Wick is being released throughout
Australia on October 30, 2014.
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