Universal Pictures | Release Date: March 26, 2021
7.5
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Mauro_LanariMay 24, 2021
(Mauro Lanari)
"John Wick" splits and doubles adding style and irony of a Ritchie or Besson. From the parts of an action movie adapted from a graphic novel, this updated version of "True Romance" (1993) and "A Life Less Ordinary" (1997) makes
(Mauro Lanari)
"John Wick" splits and doubles adding style and irony of a Ritchie or Besson. From the parts of an action movie adapted from a graphic novel, this updated version of "True Romance" (1993) and "A Life Less Ordinary" (1997) makes one regrets the glories of "True Lies" (1994), where Cameron's hand knew how to multiply the reading planes beyond measure.
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NikoDukeNasarApr 19, 2021
Very easy, the first part of good even 7.5 but the second part is a 4.
Film is good for one time watch.
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ForzaE2Apr 22, 2021
You: Mom, can we have John Wick?
Your Mom: No, We have John Wick at home.
John Wich at home: Nobody.
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MarcDoyleMay 15, 2021
It's a low-rent John Wick. It's John Wick without the heart. It's a John Wick knock-off that brings absolutely nothing new to the table. And it's a total waste of the great Connie Nielsen. (It's great to see Michael Ironside, though.)
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arostislavnaApr 17, 2021
Almost a carbon copy of John Wick 1, nothing new, poor "russia bad" goon badguy cliché.
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beeanadouOct 3, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Standard ex-agent's back to old trades' movie, a little too flat and simplified. Expand
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EpicSurvivorApr 18, 2021
Straight up garbage! what a boring most generic movie you can imagine! Netflix makes better movies than this and that's saying a lot.
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UncleWillardApr 15, 2021
Not sure why this is as hyped as it is. I love Bob Odenkirk, but this was a run of the mill, John Wick clone for me. It almost feels like it's plugging a series or at least a sequel. I just found it super bland and derivative. It's one ofNot sure why this is as hyped as it is. I love Bob Odenkirk, but this was a run of the mill, John Wick clone for me. It almost feels like it's plugging a series or at least a sequel. I just found it super bland and derivative. It's one of many action flicks that uses the dark past trope. Soundtrack and cinematography weren't even that noticeable. Competent but forgettable action movie is the best I can say for it. History of Violence did it way better. Expand
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keremecAug 29, 2023
I have liked the first half of the movie but can't say the same for the second half. Overall, It feels like a carbon copy of the first John Wick movie.
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Lambo442Jul 7, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film is just one big glorification of extreme violence, with 2D bad guys that are just there to be hated upon and killed by our likeable but also insanely violent protagonist. But he looks kind of friendly and has lied his way into a loving relationship because he craves redemption, aww. However his wife isn't giving him any so he may as well go back to battering drunks on the bus and take up his old hobby of slaying Russian gangsters. It's a good job his wife is on board with the whole thing and goes willingly into the basement with their two children while he kills people. True love is so unconditional. Add a thumping soundtrack and the plot from John Wick and you have a winner. I watched the whole thing and it entertained me because the action is well filmed and the pacing is ok, but there's nothing at all that inspirational or moving, it's really just gratuitous violence for the sake of it with no substance. Pretty much like John Wick. Loads of it doesn't even make sense. He throws away his new identity to beat up some thugs on a bus, when actually they haven't even assaulted anyone? And a geriatric Christopher Lloyd blowing people away with a shotgun? Come on. He made himself into a joke. That just made the film seem farcical. None of these gangsters can even shoot straight. It's so unbelievable. What happened to gritty action films where the heroes are actually vulnerable? Expand
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BradMorganJun 5, 2021
A film that actually falls short of the acting skills of Bob Odenkirk. The bad script and the incredibly misplaced music made this a film that you quickly forget.
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ScraperMar 16, 2023
It's a new version of A History of Violence for no reason at all. There's hardly plot, character development, or reason for it to exist. Just nothing for nothing's sake. Stupid.
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HeyMenApr 25, 2021
It seems that whole movie is being copied and it's like a maths question with different values given in it. It posses scenes somewhat copied from The Mechanic, The Transportor, etc. And everything copied from John Wick, just the plot isIt seems that whole movie is being copied and it's like a maths question with different values given in it. It posses scenes somewhat copied from The Mechanic, The Transportor, etc. And everything copied from John Wick, just the plot is different and very few scenes are left to be copied.
Everyone compares It with John Wick. But John Wick has a whole different Legendary taste. Nobody has a past mystery of his being feared by some of them who knows him. And another mystery is of that cards tattoo on his wrist, Nothing much, The Storyline is decent but the length of the movie concerns much just in one and half hour and less if we cut intro and outro of the movie. This movie is a one-time show you watch and let it go. There's no much to exaggerate about the details of the movie or to focus on character as movie doesn't offer much to the character other than like a John Wick past mystery. So it's not much amazing while watching the movie. One can while seeing the movie all time think that this was the scene in John Wick and that wasn't". Nothing much
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543jJun 2, 2021
This movie isn’t that good. It’s performances are stale and every character we are supposed to care about is invincible taking away any stakes it could potentially have. I know it is intentionally supposed to be bad, (at least I hope it is)This movie isn’t that good. It’s performances are stale and every character we are supposed to care about is invincible taking away any stakes it could potentially have. I know it is intentionally supposed to be bad, (at least I hope it is) but it’s not good at being funny while it’s intentionally bad. A lot of the lines are just dumb and not in a funny way. Expand
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BroyaxJun 22, 2021
On se réjouit de retrouver ce bon vieux Saul Goodman (le fameux Bob Odenkirk) dans un rôle inédit pour lui au cinéma, celui d’un John Wick impromptu, bon père de famille qui se métamorphose en machine à tuer implacable du jour au lendemain !On se réjouit de retrouver ce bon vieux Saul Goodman (le fameux Bob Odenkirk) dans un rôle inédit pour lui au cinéma, celui d’un John Wick impromptu, bon père de famille qui se métamorphose en machine à tuer implacable du jour au lendemain ! un rôle a priori taillé pour un Statham (ou un Reeves !) et que l’acteur au demeurant brillant a quelque difficulté à rendre crédible ici…

Mais à dire vrai, c’est le film en entier qui a bien du mal à tenir debout et si l’on pensait à un mélange de John Wick et d’un anti-héros à l’insu de son plein gré qu’Odenkirk aurait pu incarner à la manière d’un protagoniste de Breaking Bad (White, Pinkman ou Goodman), le genre de gars très malin qui résoud les problèmes surtout grâce à son intelligence, eh bien si l’on pensait à quelque chose dans ce goût-là, l’on tombera clairement de haut !

Car en effet, le film verse un peu trop vite dans la tarantinade éculée pour ne plus jamais en sortir, ni s’en dépêtrer : la violence et les fusillades ridiculisées régulièrement (c’est de l’humour tarantineux « décalé ») par de la sale musique de merde, en l’occurrence de vieilles chansonnettes parmi les plus ringardes que cette bande de cons ait pu trouver !

Ce n’est donc jamais aussi drolatique que les John Wick, loin de là, et les incohérences et aberrations sont décidément légion comme par exemple des hommes de couleur dans la mafia russe… ben voyons ! Néanmoins, on ne s’ennuie pas le moins du monde (en une heure et demi) et la réalisation reste toujours de bon aloi, heureusement. Mais quelle déception tout de même…
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prettykitty100Apr 2, 2021
This movie sucks big time. But first, know that the movie is competently made. Lots of violence and crazy action. My problem with this movie is that it feels like one long buildup for a punchline that never comes. Basically, Bob OdenkirkThis movie sucks big time. But first, know that the movie is competently made. Lots of violence and crazy action. My problem with this movie is that it feels like one long buildup for a punchline that never comes. Basically, Bob Odenkirk feels emasculated, so he turns to senseless violence at an increasing rate of scale and absurdity. The action got so silly that I became disengaged and uninterested. The plot was so poorly constructed that it felt dreamlike, which destroyed the sense that anything was really at stake, which caused all the action to feel hollow and tedious. At one point the movie itself gets bored with the action and speeds things up with a quick montage of him storming some Russian mafia place and killing hordes of baddies. The story got so nutty that I expected them to reveal that Odenkirk was merely imagining himself as a badass ex-hitman as an escape from the feeling of emasculation. As much as I hate the "it was all a dream" trope, it was the only way I could see this movie making sense. But that doesn't happen. Things just get more and more and more stupid until the very end. Like, given the good reviews and the fact that Bob Odenkirk is in it, I thought this movie might actually be good. But I was wrong. This movie sucks big time. Expand
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InspectorKiwiJul 27, 2021
The plot suffers from the "and then" principle - weak and then full of action tropes (bad gun aiming/Russians as baddies) - the movie hits all the yawning plot points and ends at a desirable time. If only this film had a basement and it wouldThe plot suffers from the "and then" principle - weak and then full of action tropes (bad gun aiming/Russians as baddies) - the movie hits all the yawning plot points and ends at a desirable time. If only this film had a basement and it would have more depth. WARNING: Film may be inspirational to suburban fathers. Expand
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RidingHoodJul 16, 2021
Terrible movie, I hope Odenkirk is not planning to play this completely ridiculous character in a sequel.
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Vl_czMar 27, 2021
Джон Уик на минималках. Ничего оригинального.
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AmadouIraklidisAug 30, 2022
One of the most pointless films I've seen. There's no overarching theme that ties it together, no value present in the film, and a complete lack of subtext. The movie hopes to overcome it, like a "Mr and Mrs Smith" or a Michael Bay movie, byOne of the most pointless films I've seen. There's no overarching theme that ties it together, no value present in the film, and a complete lack of subtext. The movie hopes to overcome it, like a "Mr and Mrs Smith" or a Michael Bay movie, by "violent entertainment," which at best would get a 1/10. That doesn't come close to justifying all the other film's shortcomings. Gratuitous violence + cookie-cutter, arbitrary plot = bad movie. Expand
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