We learn the details of the world and the mythos, yet as Wick lights his fuse, these plot devices never unnecessarily bog down the rhythm of the action scenes as they unfold. If the odd coin currency, Continental’s rules-of-conduct, and overall assassin’s guild caught your curiosity in the first film, prepare for a detailed elaboration. Instead of just rehashing the same tired premise (which the film gleefully nods to at one point), writer Derek Kolstad designed his screenplay to gradually explore Wick’s secret society as a whole, building another story block at every turn. What John Wick: Chapter Two does so much better than most sequels of its kind, is it expands on what the audience wants. Things go awry and double-crosses come at Wick fast and furious, setting off several massive set-pieces while John plays both hunter and prey as we coast towards an unexpected conclusion that easily sets up John Wick: Chapter Three. Wick attempts to refute D’Antonio’s claim, but the rules of Wick’s underworld are clear: John owes a debt, and it must be paid. Believing he forfeited his retirement by participating in recent events, Santino D’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio) arrives to call in his marker from assisting Wick years ago on his fabled “impossible task”.
Unfortunately, once you reemerge into this criminal society, returning to the shadows proves an impossible task. After one of the most invigorating car chases in recent memory, John Wick once again returns home in an attempt to quietly retire to his life of solace. John Wick: Chapter Two picks up almost immediately after the events of the first film, putting Reeves back in the driver’s seat as Wick quite literally runs down the thugs who held on to his prized stolen ride. The pandering yet oddly sympathetic plot, the beautifully staged action scenes, the simplistic nature of Reeves’ performance – everything resonated as word-of-mouth spawned another franchise. “Keanu Reeves as a nefarious hitman on a path of righteous vengeance, all on account of his deceased wife’s murdered dog? Whoa, no thanks.” After its modest release though, the film took on a legend similar to its titular hero. When the original John Wick burst onto the scene just a few short years ago, naysayers were filling the aisles in every direction.
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