John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
**½
Director: Chad Stahelski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rina Sawayama, Shamier Anderson, Scott Adkins
Following Chapter 3 - Parabellum, John Wick plans to challenge the high-ranking Marquis de Gramont to a duel to finally free him of all obligations to the High Table. Chapter 4 is more than an hour longer than the original John Wick. Other than that, it offers nothing I haven't seen already. The same plot once again peppered with an endless series of endless one-on-one fights. This time the hero's kill count amounts to about 140. The silliest and stupidest scenes take place in a Berlin nightclub and the Arc de Triomphe roundabout, where the clubbers and commuters, respectively, seem completely oblivious to the massacre taking place in front of their eyes. Nevertheless, this is the best looking and probably the most entertaining episode in the series.
