From an out-of-this-world battle amid speeding cars in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, to a shootout inside an abandoned building that captures the unbridled joy of a video game, as soon as the movie ended, I wanted to rewatch the whole thing despite it being two hours and 49 minutes long. The continuous, never-ending approach happens with the next action sequence. Yet somehow does, repeatedly, and in the same way. This long sequence happens early in the movie and sets a bar that feels impossible for the rest of the film to live up to. Chapter 4 consistently turns the dial up even when you’re sure it can’t go any higher, getting better every time it does. That might sound tedious in print, but it’s the total opposite. It just keeps going, adding to the intensity and fun. ![]() And that happens again and again and again, even when you’re sure they’ve exhausted all possibilities for what is even possible. Every time you think this opening salvo can’t possibly get better, it does, adding more characters, locations, and fights. If the movie’s first big set piece-which trumps anything from the first three films-were its only main action, this would be an incredible movie. On their own, each and every one of them is more entertaining, better filmed, and more technically impressive than the entirety of what most action franchises offer. That’s especially true of its many action sequences, which are each triumphs unto themselves.Ĭhapter 4 features multiple, lengthy sequences full of showdowns, mass battles, assassins, and giant sets. What this movie accomplishes-amazing scene after amazing scene-is hard to believe. If I were currently filming an action movie or had plans to, I’d probably find another line of work after seeing John Wick: Chapter 4. It’s on the very short list of greatest action movies ever made. Because John Wick: Chapter 4 isn’t just the best installment in the series. Yes, I am well aware of what even mentioning George Miller’s masterpiece in this review implies. The only other time I walked out of a theater feeling that way was Mad Max: Fury Road. I had so much adrenaline pumping through me I wanted to bench-press a bus. ![]() By the time the credits rolled on John Wick: Chapter 4, I was ready to run through a brick wall.
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