Liam Neeson in Taken (2008) Dwayne The Rock Johnson in Faster (2010) Nicholas Cage in Stolen (2012) Denzel Washington in The Equalizer (2014) and now Keanu Reeves stars as a retired killing machine in the action packed film John Wick.
Like many other revenge based films John Wick sets a high level violent agenda to murder dozens of people.
In the movie many former colleagues feared the news of his return after some Russian gangsters ransacked the Wick residence. John Wick also stars Michael Nyqvist Alfie Allen Ian McShane Willem Dafoe and my favorite former drag queen John Leguizamo (To Wong Foo).
But John Wick Director Chad Stahelaki must have known that this storyline was very similar to that of The Equalizer. Both men use retaliation as the fuel to start an all out war on foreign enemies. Both men have to leave their comfortable retirement to finish their vendettas. And both men despite their age use their physical states to kick butt.
Not to mention both movies have corny endings. No Spoilers No Shade
The plots are almost identical. So similar that I have coined John Wick as the White Equalizer. While The Equalizer is multi dimensional (and features the cutest minor) John Wick has ten times more action killing and overall brutality.
In addition to the murderous d cor John Wick holds about five big hilarious moments. While there s nothing funny about dozens of casualties the infrequent laughter is refreshing and appreciated. I have a queer sense of humor so don t be alarmed if you don t laugh as much.
If I had to choose a winner it would be The Equalizer. But the White Equalizer comes in at a very close second place.
3 Stars With the release date and movie plot John Wick was frightfully too close to The Equalizer. I could pull the race card and say Denzel Washington cannot have one single moment of glory but I see this as an opportunity to recognize that everybody cannot be Denzel
Merecedes J. Howze Movie Scene Queen (Brian Cook/Golden Sky Media)
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