I love this character...come the 3rd of the sequel

John Wick: Chapter 2 is what it is: a sequel to John Wick with nothing new. It's over the top action that might get a little dull on your mind.As in the first installment, John Wick is an unstoppable killing machine that loves his dog and his car a lot and will do anything to protect them. Only problem, though, everyone wants his head. There's not too much to the plot, like the first one.It tries to give him some sort of emotion, but Keanu's plank acting gives John's persona a touch of love and credibility: he's really the Boogeyman.If you like nonsensical action, this is the movie for you. If you liked the first one, you won't get dissapointed.

I enjoyed the first John Wick movie, as a popcorn action flick. The idea of a safe haven hotel is great, and has since been copied (upcoming Hotel Artemis for example). The action is great, with cool cars and gun-fu, which is surprisingly gory. This second movie continues where the first one ended, but has less story than the original, which isn't saying much. Some good fights and over the top shooting make me wonder why this isn't already a video game franchise! And of course a new one is in the works, which I'll watch but not in the theatre.

'John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)' is one of the rare sequels that matches the quality of the first. I don't think it's better, but it's at the same level and that alone is an achievement. It is a highly entertaining film with amazing fast-paced action that's perfectly choreographed and beautifully brutal. It manages to raise the stakes in a natural, if predictably and unavoidably slightly contrived, way while maintaining a unique narrative and story structure. The action set-pieces find new ways to keep fresh even when they don't need to and its ability to open the world while also deepening it is impressive. The character is at the heart of the piece still and it is also notable that they manage to keep him feeling suitably 'legendary' while being markedly human. There are some crowd-pleasing moments, too, and some slightly outlandish segments that shouldn't work but just do. Lawrence Fishburne is especially charismatic in his slightly smaller role and keeps things delightfully fresh just when they threaten to perhaps become not so. Plus, the piece keeps you on your toes with a few fairly genuine surprises. It keeps you smiling just like the first and also promises a third entry that has the potential to truly excel, whilst also standing on its own feet as a staple of modern action cinema. 9/10