John Wick: Chapter 2

An antidote to overly elaborate action films, John Wick: Chapter 2 doubles down on both the mythology and the violence of the first film, delivering a great followup that doesn't lose sight of what makes it so damn entertaining.

John Wick: Chapter 2 doesn't radically subvert the genre, but it doesn't intend to. What it does is something so much better: it loves it and celebrates it with charm, skill and devotion.

John Wick: Chapter 2 delivers another full-throttle round of brutal, beautiful violence.

Basically this is a film about nothing, but you could also call it art for art's sake, with some of the most elegant action since the 1980s heyday of Walter Hill.

An adrenaline-pumping blockbuster polished to near perfection, save its sequel-baiting conclusion.

John Wick laid out the basics of its codified criminal community, but Chapter 2 builds from them an intricate world that has the claustrophobic quality of any professional industry.

Despite offering wonderfully staged action that takes stunts to a new level, it lacks the emotional heart of the debut film.

This sequel builds the world of the highly organized and codified High Table that John Wick had left, but now is forced to re-enter. The film answers the question: Is there honor among thieves? It's bloody, but no dog dies.

…if the element of surprise has gone, there’s plenty for genre fans to soak up in Chapter 2, not least Reeves’ impeccable, graceful presence as the world’s best assassin…

John Wick 2 is everything everyone would want out of John Wick's sequel. [Full review in Spanish]