There is no fourth without fifth. With that sensation in her mouth, and in her bowels, she leaves the masterful John Wick .Chapter 4 after the post-credit scenes after 2 hours with 49 minutes of non-stop action. In this way, the fantastic universe of this cold murderer with a heart of gold (John Wick), has become one of the most successful franchises in recent years and has elevated the phlegmatic Keanu Reeves to the category of action hero par excellence. .
But it is this dedication that by far takes the laurels. In its first weekend (it opened on March 24) it earned 73.5 million dollars at the box office according to information from the Associated Press agency, marking a milestone in the history of this saga.
By the way, the first installment: John Wickthe one that at first seemed like another action and revenge movie (the tearful scenes of pain of the recent widower and then the canicide), raised US$14 million, the second raised the fence to US$30.4 and the third scored a resounding US$56.8 million up to that time.
Jhon Wick now arrives with the smell of gunpowder, speed and a masterful display of fight scenes not without accidents (during filming Keanu smashed open the head of a colleague).
The scenarios are not far behind, as well as the cinematography. Berlin, Paris, Osaka and New York are the settings where the brief assassin is distributing combos. In this opportunity, Wick discovers a way to defeat The Table, but before achieving his freedom, he must face a new enemy that could turn the fate of the elusive assassin.
Accompanying Reeves are actors Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Aonderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, Ian McShane and Chilean Marko Zaror. Directed by Chad Stahelski.
Critics have surrendered to this new installment. They highlight, above all, the incarnation of John Wick in the body of Keanu Reeves. “John Wick movies are known for Keanu Reeves doing the stunts. It has been twelve weeks of training, they are new levels of action. Keanu’s talent, whether it’s handling a weapon and how he reloads…it’s impressive to see and do it,” said Scott Rogers, stunt coordinator. Much of the credit undoubtedly goes to Reeves, who masterfully embodies Wick. Co-writer Michael Finch recently told polygon.com that “it’s so great and gratifying when you write a character, then you get an actor who really understands it (…). I think part of the system is that Keanu thinks he’s John Wick while he’s making the movies. He somehow manages to sell that to the other actors. These guys show up and in two days they already think they’re his character. I think that allows them to make the characters their own. For us, that’s a great achievement.”
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