John Wick stars Keanu Reeves as an ex-hitman who has retired and living a different life. The film starts with the funeral of his wife a few years later. His wife's parting gift was a puppy and he gradually adjusts to his loss. Of course, soon after, Russian gang members take a liking to his car, ends up breaking into his house and stealing the car, as well as killing the puppy. This spirals into the main plot, John Wick getting revenge for this injustice and unforgivable act. The film moves at a brisk pace, and since John Wick was one of the best hitman there ever was, with his name well-known and feared, he tracks down the gang members to kill them. There is a huge body count in the film because his target is the son of the head of the Russian crime syndicate. The revenge theme works well and keeps the viewer engaged throughout the whole film. The action set pieces were fantastic, although John Wick ends up requiring help from other people which kind of diluted his overpowered nature. When the revenge is complete, it felt it was over too quickly since the whole film led up to that moment but it was finished with just a shot. The ending dragged on a little bit but overall, John Wick is an enjoyable film.
