John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.

Director:

Chad Stahelski

Writers:

Derek Kolstad, Derek Kolstad (based on characters created by)

Stars:

Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ian McShane

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keanu Reeves	...	John Wick
Riccardo Scamarcio	...	Santino D'Antonio
Ian McShane	...	Winston
Ruby Rose	...	Ares
Common	...	Cassian
Claudia Gerini	...	Gianna D'Antonio
Lance Reddick	...	Charon
Laurence Fishburne	...	Bowery King
Tobias Segal	...	Earl
John Leguizamo	...	Aurelio
Bridget Moynahan	...	Helen
Thomas Sadoski	...	Jimmy
Erik Frandsen	...	Numismatic
David Patrick Kelly	...	Charlie
Perry Yung	...	Doctor

Storyline

Bound by an inescapable blood debt to the Italian crime lord, Santino D'Antonio, and with his precious 1969 Mustang still stolen, John Wick, the taciturn and pitiless assassin who thirsts for seclusion, is forced to visit Italy to honour his promise. But soon, the Boogeyman will find himself dragged into an impossible task in the heart of Rome's secret criminal society, as every killer in the business dreams of cornering the legendary Wick who now has an enormous price on his head. Drenched in blood and mercilessly hunted down, John Wick can surely forget a peaceful retirement--but above all--in this lethal ballet of bullets, can he make it out in one piece?

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Plot Keywords:

one man army | violence | shot in the head | blood | sequel | 

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Taglines:

Never stab the devil in the back

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence throughout, some language and brief nudity.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA Hong Kong

Language:

English Italian Russian

Release Date:

10 February 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

John Wick 2

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$30,436,123, 12 February 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$92,029,184, 27 April 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$158,216,655, 20 March 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment,TIK Films,Thunder Road Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Screenwriter Derek Kolstad previously wrote The Package (2013), in which the name of the main character was Tommy Wick. In 2014 he also wrote a short film titled The Forge: Subject Aries (2014). In this movie, Ruby Rose's character is named Ares.

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Goofs

There are several mistakes when Cassian chases John Wick though the subway station.

They both board a NY/NJ Path train, however, the train announcer says it is a "Broad Street bound C train", which it cannot be if it is a NY/NJ Path train. Also, the trains that terminate at Broad Street are the J and Z trains, not the C train.

The NY/NJ Path train only has stops in Manhattan between Christopher through 33rd Streets, and separately, directly to the World Trade Center. NY/NJ Path train does not stop at any of the stops mentioned by the train announcer (Canal Street; Rector Street; Broad Street); and the several stops mentioned as "next stops" do not follow each other: Rector Street does not follow Canal Street; Broad Street does not follow Rector Street.

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Quotes

Cassian: You working?
John Wick: Yeah... You?
Cassian: Yeah...
Cassian: Good night?
John Wick: Afraid so.

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Alternate Versions

British version was cut (23 seconds were removed from the suicide scene) by local distributor Warner Bros. to secure a 15 rating (an uncut 18 rating was available).

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Connections

Referenced in Mixxxer Show: Calin (2017)

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Soundtracks

Fool
Written by Tyler Bates and Ciscandra Nostalghia
Performed by Ciscandra Nostalghia

User Reviews

Generic, repetitive and forgettable

Don't believe the hype. John Wick: Chapter 2 is not as nearly as good as almost everyone is portraying it to be. It's a generic movie with a dumb story line. Action is very repetitive - I got full-fed with it after seeing first two action scenes.

Best this movie has to offer is close combat, toe-to-toe fight. John employs a lot of jujitsu. Of course he can handle fifty heavy armed marksman with only a pistol. Imagine living in a world without police and emotional guilt of any kind. That's a John Wick's world; a dream-world of any teenager. Nobody in John Wick 2 displays any other emotion other than desire to kill. This makes acting non-impressive, characters forgettable and generic.

And why does almost every location look like a pagan temple? Why does every character look like a brainwashed pagan high-priest? Soundtrack doesn't help it neither; it makes everything feel more unnatural. This is an R rated movie made for 10 year old's.

If you've already seen the original, you won't see anything you haven't seen before. If you haven't seen it, ignore the second part and see the original.