Next week John Wick: Chapter 4 opens in cinemas. The first reviews promise an action epic with Keanu Reeves like we’ve never seen before on the big screen
John Wick: Chapter 4 announces itself with an epic 169-minute running time and is well on its way to becoming one of the defining action films of our time. With initial reactions to the Keanu Reeves return already full of euphoria, the extensive reviews are following up the praise.
With John Wick: Chapter 4, we can expect not just any sequel, but an explosive trip around the globe that catapults the series to new heights. Don’t let the long running time put you off. Director Chad Stahelski and his team have created another action blockbuster for the history books.
Action masterpiece soon in cinemas: the first reviews of John Wick: Chapter 4 starring Keanu Reeves
The Playlists film critic Simon Thompson calls John Wick: Chapter 4 a bone-crushing crescendo in the action series:
“John Wick: Chapter 4 is exhilarating as it is exhausting. Reeves’ Wick achieves iconic status with this incredibly satisfying tour de force, delivering the perfect bone-crushing crescendo of one of the greatest action franchises in the history of cinema. The film is pure gold. “
John Wick: Chapter 4
Frank Scheck even goes a step further in his review for the Hollywood Reporter and talks about redefining the series.
“Bigger, badder, grittier, longer and with more spectacular set-pieces than any one film can handle: This epic action film redefines the series. “
If Uproxx critic Mike Ryan has his way, John Wick’s journey should end at this point, as it will be hard to top Chapter 4.
“If this was the last John Wick film, Chapter 4 easily passes as the best in the series and a contender for one of the best pure action films in recent memory, if not of all time. The film is so good that I hope they end the story here. I really don’t think this part can be topped. “
