THE MOVIE
John Wick: Chapter 2 is a 2017 American
neo-noir action thriller film directed by
Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. A
sequel to the 2014 film
John Wick, the plot follows hitman John Wick, who goes on the run after a
bounty is placed on his head. It stars
Keanu Reeves,
Common,
Laurence Fishburne,
Riccardo Scamarcio,
Ruby Rose,
John Leguizamo and
Ian McShane, and marks the first collaboration between Reeves and Fishburne since appearing together in
the Matrix trilogy.
Principal photography began on October 26, 2015, in
New York City. The film premiered in
Los Angeles
on January 30, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States
on February 10, 2017. It received positive reviews from critics, who
praised the action sequences and considered it to be superior to the
previous film, and has grossed $93.1 million.
THE PLOT
Shortly (about four days) after the events of
John Wick,
[4] former
assassin John Wick (
Keanu Reeves) tracks down his stolen 1969
Boss 429 Mustang at a
chop shop owned by Abram Tarasov (
Peter Stormare),
brother of Viggo and uncle of Iosef, the main antagonists from the
first movie. John dispatches Tarasov's men in a violent fight that
heavily damages his car. He then spares Tarasov under the auspices of
"peace" and returns home.
After Aurelio (
John Leguizamo) takes John's Mustang for repairs, John is visited by Italian crime lord Santino D'Antonio (
Riccardo Scamarcio).
It is revealed that, years ago, to complete his "impossible task" -
allowing him to retire and marry Helen - John asked D'Antonio for help.
As a form of contract, D'Antonio swore John to a "Marker", an
unbreakable promise symbolized by a "blood oath" medallion.
[5]
D'Antonio presents the medallion to demand services from John, but John
refuses, claiming that he is "retired". In retaliation, D'Antonio
destroys John's house with a grenade launcher.
Winston (
Ian McShane), the owner of the Continental hotel in
New York City,
reminds John that if he rejects the Marker, he will be violating one of
the two unbreakable rules of the underworld: no killing on Continental
ground, and Markers must be honored. John accepts his duty and meets
with D'Antonio, who tasks him with assassinating his sister Gianna
D'Antonio (
Claudia Gerini) so he can claim her seat on the "High Table," a council of high-level crime lords. D'Antonio sends Ares (
Ruby Rose), his personal bodyguard, to follow and keep an eye on John.
In
Rome,
John infiltrates Gianna's celebratory party and confronts her. Faced
with certain death, Gianna chooses to commit suicide. While retreating,
John is ambushed by D'Antonio's men, who intend to tie up "loose ends"
by killing him. After killing most of them, John is pursued by Gianna's
bodyguard Cassian (
Common).
Their brutal fight is halted when they crash into the reception area of
the Rome Continental. As the two reluctantly share a drink, Cassian
vows revenge for Gianna's death.
After John returns to New York City, D'Antonio opens a $7 million
contract
for John's death, leading to multiple attacks on him by other members
of the secret society. Cassian confronts John once again at the subway.
John wins the ensuing fight, but spares Cassian's life out of
professional respect subduing him with a knife to the
aorta,
which John tells him will kill him upon removal. Injured and desperate,
John seeks help from the underground crime lord The Bowery King (
Laurence Fishburne),
whose subordinates treat his injuries and guide him to D'Antonio's
location. John kills D'Antonio's men, including Ares, but D'Antonio is
able to escape to the Continental. D'Antonio makes it clear that he
intends to seek indefinite refuge there, and John, despite Winston's
warning, shoots and kills D'Antonio.
The next day, Winston tells John that, per the High Table, the
contract on John has been doubled and offered globally. Thanks to
Winston's influence, instead of being executed for killing on
Continental ground, John is
"excommunicado"
and loses all access and privileges to underworld resources. Winston
delays announcing John's excommunication by one hour to give him a head
start, and provides him with a Marker for future use. Before leaving,
John asks Winston to send a message that he will kill anyone who comes
after him. John, suspicious of everyone, flees on foot with his dog......
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