Seriously, I love John Wick so freaking much. Like, the plot is incredibly dumb and kind of silly but the plot is very much besides the point; the point of the film is the exquisitely choreographed fight scenes and expert stuntwork, playing out on stunning set pieces and executed with impeccable cinematography.
It's the kind of traditional blockbuster that no one really makes anymore. There's no confusing fights scenes composed of messy CGI and VFX, it doesn't look like a video game, it's long but doesn't feeeeel long, there's no quipy bullshit making my eyes roll out of my skull, and just doesn't have that artificial, screen tested to death feel that other blockbusters just ooze these days. Like, the only cgi I really noticed was during certain scenes with the dog, which is for obvious reasons (I'm sure there was some other cgi when it came to the people but there's just a whole lot more you're not allowed to do with animal actors).
Like, it's a movie that doesn't try to please everyone and yet with a fairly restrained budget manages to deliver a level of entertainment that none of the really big tent poles could even hope of achieving, even with their bloated budgets.
