Not exact matches
Woo balances high octane
action, hard edged
violence,
stylized editing that would make Peckinpah catch his breath, and operatic melodrama into an
action movie classic.
Most everything else is just an excuse to hustle the audience along from one
action scene to the next — or to show one variety of
stylized, outlandish
violence after another.
The first «John Wick» was a pleasant surprise that seemed to come out of nowhere in late 2014, simultaneously reviving the B - movie
action flick and Keanu Reeves» faltering career with its
stylized, no - holds - barred
violence.
While the first entry featured heavily
stylized violence and over-the-top
action scenes, the premise is that every person in the film is rooted in the so - called real world, where they have everyday problems and ability to get hurt.