John Wick: Chapter 4 (15)

Hit man John Wick lays low in New York City with crime boss the Bowery King, hoping to avoid an early grave at the hands of the High Table, which controls organised crime across the globe. One member of the powerful inner circle, the Marquis Vincent de Gramont, declares war on John and he blackmails blind assassin Caine into doing his bidding. Bone-crunching action moves from the west coast of America to Osaka, Berlin and Paris.

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John Wick: Chapter 4 (15) Film Review from LondonNet

Keanu Reeves’ retired hitman first bruised knuckles in 2015 when a Russian playboy and underlings broke into his home and killed his beloved beagle puppy. This act of senseless brutality lit the fuse on a lucrative film franchise directed exclusively by Chad Stahelski, with a spin-off TV series entitled The Continental poised to debut later this year. For the unapologetically violent fourth instalment, Wick lays low in New York City with crime boss the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne), hoping to avoid an early grave at the hands of operatives of the High Table, which controls organised crime across the globe…

One member of the powerful inner circle, the Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgard), declares war on John and he blackmails blind assassin Caine (Donnie Yen) into doing his bidding. Bone-crunching action moves from the west coast of America to Osaka, Berlin and Paris and John learns from Winston Scott (Ian McShane) that he can be free of the insidious High Table by challenging the Marquis to a duel. According to tradition, a challenger must be aligned with one of the High Table’s 12 controlling families so John reaffirms his ties to the Ruska Roma through his adoptive sister Katia (Natalia Tena).

John Wick: Chapter 4 screens to our critic on Tuesday. Check back later in the week for our full review.

– Sarah Lee