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7.3

John Wick: Chapter 2

R·2017·122m

Action

Thriller

Crime

Action

Thriller

Crime

Summary

John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.

Cast

Keanu Reeves

John Wick

Common

Cassian

Ian McShane

Winston

Laurence Fishburne

Bowery King

Riccardo Scamarcio

Santino D'Antonio

Ruby Rose

Ares

Lance Reddick

Charon

Peter Stormare

Abram Tarasov

Bridget Moynahan

Helen Wick

Franco Nero

Julius

John Leguizamo

Aurelio

Claudia Gerini

Gianna D'Antonio

Wass Stevens

Consiglieri

Peter Serafinowicz

Sommelier

Luca Mosca

Italian Tailor

Tobias Segal

Earl

Thomas Sadoski

Jimmy

Chukwudi Iwuji

Mr. Akoni

Yama

Sumo Assassin (uncredited)

Erik Frandsen

Numismatic

David Patrick Kelly

Charlie

Perry Yung

Dr. Randall

Youma Diakite

Lucia

Midori Nakamura

Seamstress

Mario Donatone

Cardinal

Giorgio Carminati

Priest

Elli

Pawnbroker

Thaddeus Daniels

Nigerian Man

Margaret Daly

The Operator

Christine Hollingsworth

Bartender

Ciscandra Nostalghia

Concert Singer

Vadim Kroll

Cheslav

Simone Spinazzè

Cartographer

Chris LaPanta

Earl's Guard #1

Guyviaud Joseph

Earl's Guard #2

Diane Gooch

Waitress

Alisa Ermolaev

Switchboard Operator #1

Kelly Rae LeGault

Switchboard Operator #2

Joan Smalls

Continental Female Assassin

Basil Iwanyk Sr.

Creepy Homeless Man

Airon Armstrong

Ares Team #1 (uncredited)

Nico Toffoli

Brian Blackman (uncredited)

Aaron Cohen

Hitman (uncredited)

Aly Mang

Winston's Personal Assistant (uncredited)

Nora Sommerkamp

Hotel Guest - Assassin (uncredited)

Marmee Regine Cosico

ND Chinatown Pedestrian (uncredited)

Nancy Cejari

Business Woman (uncredited)

Kitty Crystal

Switch Board Operator (uncredited)

Jennifer Dong

Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)

Sidney Beitz

Bartender (uncredited)

Mark Vincent

Winston's Guard (uncredited)

Justin L. Wilson

Special Ops Assassin (uncredited)

Shade Rupe

Opera Attendee (uncredited)

Heidi Moneymaker

Assassin (uncredited)

Angel Pai

Assassin (uncredited)

Johnny Otto

Assassin (uncredited)

Nobuya Shimamoto

Assassin (uncredited)

Oleg Prudius

Russian Assassin (uncredited)

Alex Ziwak

Russian Gunman (uncredited)

Bruno Verdirosi

Gianna's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Ottaviano Dell'Acqua

Gianna's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Tim Connolly

Ares Team #2 (uncredited)

Kenny Sheard

Ares Team #3 (uncredited)

Stephen Dunlevy

Ares Team #4 (uncredited)

Niko Nedyalkov

Metro Assassin #1 (uncredited)

Bill Walters

Homeless Man in Chinatown (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Chad Stahelski

Characters, Writer

Derek Kolstad

Reviews

CuriousAstronaut

February 25, 2017

~NO SPOILERS~

This movie essentially starts right after the first one ends, right at the top-down view of New York City. Dark humor abounds, bullets rip through head and bodies, and Wick is unstoppable.

This film should be held as the gold standard for action movies. There is very little camera shake during fights and Reeves clearly has spent a lot of time preparing for this role. You can see nearly every take-down, every gunshot, and Wick has to reload at inconvenient times in a realistic fashion which also adds to the hilarity of the following kills.

Overall the acting performances were solid. Reeves isn't known for having an extremely wide range, but his devotion to making this movie a kick-ass martial arts production is second to none. I felt the villain was a bit on the weak side though, but he did his role justice. Ian McShane's character remains the strongest especially combined with the last film.

The lighting is superb! There's a red-blue theme that is in nearly every nightclub and darkly lit areas and its absolutely lovely to look at. Overall cinematography is very good.

Definitely worth seeing!