John Wick 4 Reviews Call The Movie "bigger, Badder, Bolder, Longer" With "spectacularly Staged" Action
John Wick 4 Reviews - Critics say the four-part thriller is action-packed but perhaps a little too big.
In the new film, Keanu Reeves' titular killer sits at the head table after the events of John Wick 3. Bill Skarsgård joins the franchise as the villainous Marquis alongside Rino Sawayama, Donnie Yen and Hiroyuki Sanada. let it be past. Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick reprise their roles from the previous installments.
We've rounded up John Wick 4 reviews below to give you an idea of how the latest film in the series was received. And don't worry—the following is completely spoiler-free.
Total Movie - 4/5 - Kim Taylor Foster
If you're in awe of what it can do to you with a pen (JW2) and a book (JW3), wait until you see what it can do with a playing card, let alone a bunch of nunchucks. , neon: Every aspect of the chapter is ranked 4 through 11111 (deep thrill!) And if there's one area where director Chad Stahelski's film excels, it's the characters. Kane, killer caliber: funny, charming, really cool guy that we like almost too much. We invite you to remember.
Big, terrifying, gritty, long and with more spectacle than a single film can hold, this epic thriller practically redefines stakes. It's fitting for the show, though it's sometimes hard to shake the sense that the chaos on top is dangerously overblown. the death toll exceeds that of some wars.
IGN - 10/10 - Tom Jorgensen
In the fourth chapter of this story, John Wick's revenge turns the tables on open war, and blossoms with John's admission that he cannot win even this war alone. The rules and consequences of the John Wick universe set a solid foundation for Chapter 4, allowing director Chad Stahelski and star Ken Reeves to orchestrate a symphony of onscreen action as each member tries to one-up the other. It is the longest John Wick movie ever made. This is definitely a John Wick movie. And it's the best John Wick movie ever."
The Guardian - 2/5 - Carlo Promesca
All in all, there's plenty for our killing machine hero to see as he travels from New York to Osaka, Berlin and Paris. rolling down monotonously without the saving grace of laughter. A sincere and indeed murderous idiosyncrasy turned his lean, ferocious savagery into a logical death march organized at a funeral. It wasn't a good movie for a very long time, says Roger Ebert soberly. His point isn't so funny: it could go on forever, and a well-told story doesn't take long. While Safe Too opens the door to crazy inspiration in many others, director Chad Stahelski lacks the showman's instinct to build and pay off."
Variety - Owen Gleiberman
John Wick: Chapter 4 clocks in at 2 hours and 49 minutes, but it has a story that, if told sooner, is comparable to the 83 minutes of The Cauldron you might have seen in 1977. Silent, gruesome, filled with ritualistic polemics and intended to be hypnotic with each new action scene, Chapter 4 feels like Clint Eastwood's first John Wick movie. It's like a John Woo-Sergio Leone crossover in Times Square."
BBC - Karen James
The highlight of Chapter 4 is that John Wick fully transforms into James Bond, traveling the world and making his way through charming cities with even more impressive moves. 2 hours and 49 minutes longer than the previous films. In every way - not better, not worse, more."
Deadline - Pete Hammond
This new movie begins with the assumption that the High Table, those invisible crime lords who want to make a deal for Wick, John's boss, are dead. He didn't die, and instead, in what could be described as John Wick meeting Lawrence of Arabia, I reintroduce him on horseback in the Jordanian desert in the first of many signature action scenes. Director Chad Stahelski, a former martial arts expert and stuntman for Reeves in the Matrix films, clearly knows what the audience wants and expects, and seems intent on delivering it all. Fortunately, if sometimes enjoyable, John Wick: Chapter 4 is enjoyable. "
John Wick 4 will hit theaters on March 24 this year. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the major upcoming movie release dates for everything this year has in store.
