It took two hours to finish the second part. How should I say, the overall style of the first part is continued, but the look and feel has declined slightly, which may be due to aesthetic fatigue. In the state of aesthetic fatigue, it is easier to notice some loopholes in the screenwriter, such as the frequent "Why does this place clearly have to be hand-to-hand with a gun" "Why not just put a bomb here to give John Wick direct pleasure" "Send away" or something. In essence, the common flaws of old-school action movies have not been resolved.
There are a few scenes that are quite impressive. One is to cut three different times and scenes together, and at the same time promote the protagonist's play in the three scenes, but they are handled very well and there is no feeling of confusion. Second, the appearance of "Morpheus" was a pleasant surprise. "I have seen it a long time ago" may be regarded as an easter egg of the Matrix? The third is the play in the mirror maze in the art museum. Although it is not a rare scene, it was shot very well and smoothly.
The second part adds more details to the killer worldview of the 囧vik series, and the main stage has also expanded from the United States and Russia to Rome and more. Dazhou hotel, emblem, high table, the killer world gradually becomes richer.
The problem is that the last shot that Ji Vick fired in the hotel, to be honest, may have lost a star rating for me. This shot made it difficult to understand the previous efforts of Jiweik to repay the insignia-since you don't care about these rules, what else is necessary to kill for the insignia? But fortunately, the foreshadowing laid at the end is interesting enough. The wanted order for Jiweik was sent to killers all over the world, and the Dazhou Hotel and related services will be closed to him, making people want to know what’s next. What will Vic encounter and what will he do. So add another point.
There is also a more critical issue. From the perspective of the two films, there is a lack of charismatic villains. In my opinion, the series of action movies are prone to this situation. They need to constantly change enemies, and there is no way to portray an impressive villain. Without a strong villain, just watching the protagonist kill the Quartet is indeed very easy to aesthetic fatigue. Hope that the follow-up plot can have a way to solve this problem.
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