Really, this one is more of a reminder that it’s time for me to pick up John Wick. If you haven’t seen it yet, well: the Atlantic review title was “John Wick: An Idiot Killed His Puppy and Now Everyone Must Die” – and that was extremely accurate. It’s a fun flick, but if you don’t want to see Keanu Reeves play an assassin out to avenge his dog ON EVERYONE* then you won’t want to see this.
And so, adieu to WKRP In Cincinnati: The Complete Series.
Short version: if, like myself, you are the sort of person who can see a review from the Atlantic with the title “John Wick: An Idiot Killed His Puppy and Now Everyone Must Die” and say to yourself This sounds intriguing: I should maybe go see it then you will enjoy this movie. It’s not the best movie in the world, or the best action movie, or even the best Keanu Reeves movie* – but it’s a solidly entertaining flick. If you want to watch a movie where a retired hitman kills everybody bad who was even remotely associated with murdering his dog.
The Atlantic liked it.
Sonny Bunch liked it.
I figure if Howard Tayler thinks it’s OK maybe I’ll see it in the theater. There’s always the matinee.
This is unintentionally funny because there’s a guy in the roleplaying game designer community named John Wick, and he’s known for campaigns where you’re grateful if you just get out alive.
Mind you, the apparent motivation for the protagonist’s resumption of his former life is pretty much the sort of thing that you would find in many a roleplaying game campaign.
Moe Lane
PS: You know, I might actually go see this. It’s just barely absurd enough to be worth a further look.
