The plot: Trained in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma, Eve Macarro takes on an army of killers as she seeks revenge against those responsible for the death of her father.
I looking forward to watch this one as a fan of John Wick.
This movie was quick good.
Pros: Ana de Armas was great playing a similar character to John Wick but manged to be her own. It still has the same facial static as the previous films. This new adventure felt personal & engaging. John Wick makes good for the little screentime he had. Winston, The Director & Charon have quite much to the plot. I Love the action sequences and seeing this one was a welcome edition to the franchise.
Cons: Some camera shots weren’t that over produced. Norman Reedus didn’t do that much. The villains were alright but not that threatening & they could of filled in the plot hole involving Lena.
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Directed by Len Wiseman
Produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Chad Stahelski
Written by Shay Hatten
Based on Characters by Derek Kolstad
Starring: Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Norman Reedus, Ian McShane & Keanu Reeves.
Cinematography: Romain Lacourbas
Edied by Jason Ballantine
Music by Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard
Production companies: Summit Entertainment, Thunder Road Films, 87Eleven Entertainment
Distributed by: Lionsgate
The Casts:
- Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro, a ballerina who is beginning to train in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma. According to co-star Ian McShane, the character is under the protection of Winston and Charon in the New York Continental Hotel during the course of the film.
- Victoria Comte as young Eve
- Anjelica Huston as the Director, the leader of the Ruska Roma, a New York-based organization of ballerina assassins
- Gabriel Byrne as the Chancellor, the leader of a dangerous cult of assassins based in Hallstatt
- Lance Reddick as Charon, the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York and friend of Winston Scott and acquaintance of John Wick. This was Reddick’s final appearance as Charon, and overall final on-screen appearance released posthumously.
- Norman Reedus as Daniel Pine, an assassin and the Chancellor’s son who is escaping the Cult. Reedus admired Keanu Reeves for the film series’ demanding “I-need-a-bottle-of-Advil-all-day-long type of job”. Reedus contrasted the film’s tightly choreographed fight scenes with the “loose” and “sloppy” ones in his television series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
- Catalina Sandino Moreno as Lena, an assassin working for the Chancellor, who is Eve’s long-lost older sister
- Anne Parillaud as Prague Concierge
- Ian McShane as Winston Scott, the enigmatic owner of the New York Continental Hotel and friend of John Wick
- Keanu Reeves as John Wick, a legendary assassin who is on the run from the High Table
Sharon Duncan-Brewster appears as Nogi, Eve’s mentor. Choi Soo-young plays Katla Park, Eve’s first field mission protectee, while Robert Maaser plays Dex, the Chancellor’s right-hand man. Jung Doo-hong appears as Il Seong, who attempts to capture Katla. Waris Ahluwalia appears as The Eye, a cultist overseeing the town, while David Castañeda plays Javier Macarro, Eve and Lena’s father who is affiliated with the Ruska Roma. Abraham Popoola stars as Frank, a high-end arms dealer based in Prague, while Ava McCarthy plays Ella Pine, the Chancellor’s granddaughter and Pine’s daughter. Juliet Doherty [fr] portrays Tatiana, a talented ballerina who was a former trainee of the Ruska Roma alongside Eve before she was dismissed. Daniel Bernhardt plays the Scarred Eye Assassin, after previously portraying Kirill in the first film.
I Highly recommend watching on Prime Video if you want to but it or rent it.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
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