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John Wick: Chapter 2 is a 2017 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. It is the second installment in the John Wick film series and the sequel to the 2014 film John Wick. It stars Keanu Reeves, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, John Leguizamo, and Ian McShane.

Plot
Four days after the events of the first film, Renowned assassin John Wick sets out for Rome to duel with some of the deadliest killers to fulfil a vow he made. However, he soon learns that there is a huge bounty on his head.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It's a nice follow up to the first one, with more improvements than the first film.
 * 2) Keanu Reeves's performance as the grungy John Wick is still wonderful, and he's still performing his own stunts and generally bringing back a Neo-esque performance of his own stylizations.
 * 3) In addition, John Wick is even badass, then he was in the first film.
 * 4) Badass written storyline that the storyline well-done by Derek Kolstad.
 * 5) The soundtrack is still awesome, and it was still performed well by Tyler Bates, and Joel J. Richard.
 * 6) Amazing Cinematography.

Reception
The film received more positive reviews than the first film, earning an 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 255 reviews and an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "John Wick: Chapter 2 does what a sequel should—which in this case means doubling down on the non-stop, thrillingly choreographed action that made its predecessor so much fun." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100, based on reviews from 43 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews" Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.

Scott Tobias of Uproxx said the film improved upon the original, writing: "For better or worse—though mostly for better—it's a full-scale assault on the senses, constantly pushing itself to greater feats of excess. At this rate, a third John Wick might trigger the apocalypse".