John Wick (2014)

John Wick was an enforcer for the Russian Mob, the man you sent to kill the boogie man, but when he falls in love he decides it's time to settle down and retire. The happy days don't last long though and his lovely new wife dies young. The day after the funeral a puppy arrives at his door, a last present from his love and something to focus on in his grief but when the son of his ex-boss, not knowing who John is, kills the dog and steals his car, he unwittingly releases a beast that will bring down the Mob!

At first you'll think it formulaic and silly but I tell you what, the edit is clever and Keanu's been practicing the old fisticuffs and is very good.

The action is great and having been directed by 2 fight choreographers you'd expect it to be. The production is big and glossy, there's nothing wrong with that in a film of this type, and there are some great cameos from Wil Dafoe and Ian McShane. Michael Nyqvist getting high smacks a little of For a Few Dollars More and the whole gold coin routine seems expensive and foolhardy; being caught with one would be an admission of guilt. It doesn't matter, these bits of silliness make it more of a romp and they sit well against Reeves' seriousness.
Over-all I gotta say I really enjoyed it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2911666/?ref_=nv_sr_1