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Summary
Retired and recently widowed assassin John Wick is ruthlessly attacked by a reckless Russian thug, who hasn't realized whom he's attacked and then steals Wick's car and kills his puppy which was a parting gift from his late wife; but this thug is the degenerate son of Wick's former patron, a mobster Viggo who is indebted to Wick; nevertheless Wick must go on the war path to exact revenge and justice, in so doing ending his retirement.
Review
This excellent first movie in the series establishes who and what John Wick is. He is not just any hitman, but the best hitman
who is admired and feared by other hitmen, his skills having been proven when he performed an
impossible task
to win his independence from the criminal underworld years ago.
When the spoiled son of the crime boss Viggo kills his dog,
this insolent act severs Wick's link to his dead wife and peaceful retirement and unleashes his rage.
Polti plots
- #1 Supplication, subtype A1 Fugitives imploring the powerful for help against their enemies.
- #3 Vengeance, subtype B1 Vengeance for intentional injury or spoilation.
- #5 Pursuit, subtype C The hero struggling against a power.
- #17 Fatal Imprudence, subtype A1 Imprudence the cause of one's own misfortune.
Quote
- John wasn't exactly the Boogeyman. He was the one you sent to kill the fuckin' Boogeyman.
- - Viggo
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Actors
Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Ian McShane