An ex-hitman gets back to business after losing his wife and his dog in John Wick. The flick starring Keanu Reeves, Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist, and Game of Thrones' Alfie Allen is much like your typical action movie, but with a few surprises. (And a neat side note: First-time director Chad Stahelski was Reeves' stunt double in two Matrix films.) Here's what critics are saying:
- Wick's "journey may be a movie staple, but its execution here is near flawless," writes Jeannette Catsoulis at the New York Times. "This crafty revenge thriller delivers with so much style—and even some wit—that the lack of substance takes longer than it should to become problematic." Reeves, meanwhile, is "the perfect locus for the film's hyper-real savagery."