The Wickverse is here to stay. Professional killer secret world is here to stay. Wick is the James Bond of Killer Elite!
If you loved the 2014 sleeper hit, you will do so the Chapter 2 even more. There is no thing as a good thing in this "Bullet Ballad" as I would like to call it. This one doesn't dwell on the unnecessary. Gets on quickly in the scheme of things, Rock and Rolla sans the generous humor that takes fist fight and secret world professional killer network a cool thing, hell even a cult!
Reeves as Wick with his grim face doesn't get into the act of foul mouthing. He goes about killing. And boy does he kill. He kills them all! The sheer velocity of editing and his indomitable ability to perform quick reflexes will make other hit-man movies novice. The boogeyman has gone to the top of Hollywood's "Killer Elite". This may first feel like last year's insipid first person shooter movie Hardcore Henry only until you start feeling every shot and every punch. This one takes you on an entertaining and makes you forget the aplomb violence there is and enjoy the fun.
Chad Stahelski has brought down all his goods. He proves he knows the craft inside out and that the 2014 movie is no flash in the pan. This is basically stunt direction and Stahelski delivers. How a sequel should go about its business. There were so many occasions when the movie could have gone astray from its main theme, but it doesn't deviate a pinch.
Tyler Bates' simple yet foot tapping BGM and the slick and fast editing are other big support to a film that doesn't give a damn about underplaying violence.
And there are many brilliant moments that make you hold your breath. The metro station fire exchange, the fist fight outside the hotel, the bounty scene on Wick to name a few.
Bottom line: A thrill ride that elevates the prequel without the emotional connect and possibly teaches a lesson or two in making sequel.
Verdict: Too much of good is still good!
4 stars out of 5.
