John Wick: Chapter 4 2023 by AverageMansReviews

John Wick: Chapter 4 2023 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing/colourful effects/animal cruelty/animal biting/animal waste/shooting/stabbing/disfigurement/breaking/capital punishment/self harming/hit and run/run over.

The High Table wants Wick's off the game board permanently: in a nutshell so they send the Marquis Vincent de Gramont [Bill Skarsgård] a sitting member of The High Table, that has been given the task to eliminate John Wick any of his known associates or excommunicating them or/and a Continental Hotel establishment from The High Table, but as all high-ranking people are they seldomly like to get their hands dirty if they can help it, so he puts this massive contract out on John Wick's head. He even brings in Caine [Donnie Yen:] a blind assassin that thought he was out of this game working for The High Table, but when his daughter's life is threatened he has no other choice but to assassinate his old friend John Wick. Jonathan "John" Wick/Jardani Jovanovich [Keanu Reeves:] at this point in any order wants to escape this life again or/and take down The High Table, basically if he has do take them down to be free yet again so be it.

The framework and pacing of this 169 minute film is able to be smoothly rotating for example this happens twice in this particular sequence [or a small time it gives it break and then goes back to it;] we have Wick going into this location and the camera perspective goes to a birdseye perspective [it runs like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1992 on the Super Nintendo; but more up to date.]

Comedy: there is a more comical tone from time to time in this instalment such as without giving too much away there are two characters in this film for you to hear out for/lookout for one has clearly been inspired by a Marvel character whilst the other quite possibly, but possibly not considering the reference I am about to make this incredibly niche, you even know it we don't Lawrence Limburger in human form/disguise [from the Biker Mice from Mars 1993 TV show and on a little bit of research I am now aware that they rebooted this in 2006] but back to this film this interpretation has breathing issues so this is the guy I am making reference to hear; he has the size and similar wardrobe as Lawrence Limburger or he has the same physical stature and mostly fighting style of another Marvel character Wilson Fisk a.k.a. Kingpin, but this interpretation has more of a martial arts background where the Kingpin has more of a husky beast wrestling style.

Action/Art: as always with this franchise the action and art fluently complemented one another and not forgetting to mention the framework and pacing here as well as everything is frantic as it relates to Wick he has many upon many individuals wanting his bounty so when we have sequence as of this nature it may adopt people entering the scene in different ways, so the viewing audience can experience some of the close nature and not forgetting Caine's doorbell indicators [they look like dynamite detonators,] but they are designed to go off like doorbells so that Caine knows precisely where it is next target is and with or without the action, the art is eye-catching actually to be more precise it will hit you in the face, but elegantly; be it the wardrobe, the scenery or/and landscape there is so much to take away from this film on one level or another or mostly the entire film.

Character developments and performances: the character development and the performances on both counts are progressively good as it relates to the returning characters/performers and for the newcomers they just slot in without interrupting the flow, this is very much a cast performance.

This film receives: 9/10, this film is excellent; it has so much to offer, but because of two things; 1 this film slows down and it loses itself for a small sequence which if the film had ended completely I would have still given 10/10 but instead of saying top-notch entertainment, I would have said this film is lots of fun. But we come onto number 2 right at the end and when I say right at the end of the ending credits that is literally what I mean there is this ending credits scene which I have to be honest even as I am dictating this is still annoys me. Because on without this extra scene and if I had remembered [when you come to watch this film you will quickly pick up on; there is a lot to take in] what happened to such and such? I would have taken a mark off for this anyway, if we are being completely honest, I don't like unexplained details. But with this ending credits sequence; I am now like what happened? If you think I am blowing this out of proportion? May I just point out one big factor in why I am being like this; it just happens to be a very, very, incredibly small detail [yes I am being sarcastic] of the fact I have been sitting there watching this film for 169 minutes and they had to pull something like this. On more research without giving too much away as things stand the best I can put my neck out to is a 50-50 if there are going to be anymore instalments from this franchise, so keeping in mind as things stand this is why I took a mark off, this extra sequence is and was really not cool especially as I have already said I have been sitting there for 169 minutes, I know I have made reference to this already, but that is how much it has infuriated me okay, okay I will now let it drop.

I will let this man have the final words in this review/content RIP Lance Reddick as Charon, he made this role is very own with his straightlaced mannerisms and dialogue which from time to time gave this character a different level of comedy to access with a dry deliverance to be used around if my memory is correct John Wick or/and Winston Scott [Ian McShane.] He may not be here anymore, but his memory will live on throughout this franchise so once again RIP Lance "Charon" Reddick 1962-2023.