The John Wick franchise allows the action set pieces to be the star, empowering long takes that allow the audience to take in its sheer brutality. Each installment pushes further down on the pedal, and each time we think that it’s to the metal, we’re proven it actually goes further. John Wick: Chapter 4 once again exceeds expectations, delivering seemingly impossible levels of adrenaline-pumping action that must be seen to be believed.
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ fights higher up the food chain Keanu Reeves as John Wick | Murray Close/Lionsgate
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) continues his journey tracking down The High Table, which is the all-powerful head of the system that wants him dead for his crimes. Beyond his actions, he’s the face of failure that they refuse to allow to survive, while he simply wants a way out of this life for good.
An old friend of John...
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ fights higher up the food chain Keanu Reeves as John Wick | Murray Close/Lionsgate
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) continues his journey tracking down The High Table, which is the all-powerful head of the system that wants him dead for his crimes. Beyond his actions, he’s the face of failure that they refuse to allow to survive, while he simply wants a way out of this life for good.
An old friend of John...
- 3/14/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
On the surface, the "John Wick" franchise seems like nothing more than a star vehicle for Keanu Reeves. However, the films have surprisingly complex world-building. The underworld of assassins is governed by strict rules; it is a business, after all. With each sequel, the action scenes get bigger and the rules gain more clauses.
In the first film, the extent of this was the Continental Hotel; a hub for assassins in NYC run by Winston (Ian McShane) and his concierge Charon (Lance Reddick). On the Continental's grounds, no business may be conducted with the penalty of execution. In "Chapter 2," we learn the system is global and run by a "High Table" of assassins. "Chapter 2" demonstrates this by showing workers in different offices across the globe relaying information to each other.
We also see the punishment of "excommunicado" status when Wick violates Continental rules. In "Chapter 3," the High-Table's Adjudicator (Asia Kate Dillon...
In the first film, the extent of this was the Continental Hotel; a hub for assassins in NYC run by Winston (Ian McShane) and his concierge Charon (Lance Reddick). On the Continental's grounds, no business may be conducted with the penalty of execution. In "Chapter 2," we learn the system is global and run by a "High Table" of assassins. "Chapter 2" demonstrates this by showing workers in different offices across the globe relaying information to each other.
We also see the punishment of "excommunicado" status when Wick violates Continental rules. In "Chapter 3," the High-Table's Adjudicator (Asia Kate Dillon...
- 1/28/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
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