John Wick is a 2004 action/adventure thriller starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyquist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Lance Reddick, John Leguizamo, Willem Dafoe, and Ian McShane. It is a fairly "simple" story. Keanu Reeves plays an ex-assassin who left the profession to get married. His dying wife gives him a puppy so he will not be alone when she dies, and the son of a Russian mobster, not knowing who he is, breaks into his house, beats him up, steals his car, and worst of all kills the dog. From that point, it is Keanu killing everyone in sight to get revenge.
Of course, every action movie Keanu does is going to be compared to the Matrix movies. This does have very similar fight scenes with a lot of martial arts and shoot-em-up "gun-fu," as they call it. The fight scenes are more realistic than in The Matrix, obviously, and Keanu is not quite as indestructible as he is in those movies. Almost, however. The supporting cast includes a great mix of notable and character actors, including Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Lance Reddick, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, and Willem Dafoe. It seems like everyone involved was having fun with the movie, being serious about it without taking it too seriously.
The 4k set is a two-disc set. It includes a UHD disc and a regular Blu-Ray disc. The UHD disc has the movie and all the extras (so the regular Blu-Ray is pretty much redundant). The bonus material includes about 45 minutes or so of making-of and behind-the-scenes material, the best of which shows that Reeves is still committed to doing as many of his own stunts as possible. So, it has a good amount of material, especially since the movie is only about an hour and 40 minutes long.
Overall, if you are looking for a good action movie that flows well and is a fun ride, this is definitely worth it. It is very violent and bloody, but that works for the type of movie it is. I absolutely recommend it.
Of course, every action movie Keanu does is going to be compared to the Matrix movies. This does have very similar fight scenes with a lot of martial arts and shoot-em-up "gun-fu," as they call it. The fight scenes are more realistic than in The Matrix, obviously, and Keanu is not quite as indestructible as he is in those movies. Almost, however. The supporting cast includes a great mix of notable and character actors, including Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Lance Reddick, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, and Willem Dafoe. It seems like everyone involved was having fun with the movie, being serious about it without taking it too seriously.
The 4k set is a two-disc set. It includes a UHD disc and a regular Blu-Ray disc. The UHD disc has the movie and all the extras (so the regular Blu-Ray is pretty much redundant). The bonus material includes about 45 minutes or so of making-of and behind-the-scenes material, the best of which shows that Reeves is still committed to doing as many of his own stunts as possible. So, it has a good amount of material, especially since the movie is only about an hour and 40 minutes long.
Overall, if you are looking for a good action movie that flows well and is a fun ride, this is definitely worth it. It is very violent and bloody, but that works for the type of movie it is. I absolutely recommend it.
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