I wanted so badly to like this movie. I mean, I loved the 1st film and I was very excited to return to the world of assassins. 15-20 minutes in to watching it, in set the disappointment. Basically, once they introduce the magic bulletproof suit, the film descends into ridiculousness and the action just becomes repetitive, lacking any kind of real consequence for the protagonist.

However, the biggest issue for me was John Wick's motivation. In the 1st film it was very clear; he wanted revenge for the killing of his puppy. This was a motivation I could get behind and I rooted for his success. In this film, his motivations never felt very compelling, so it was hard to get behind Wick's actions. Not having a strong, identifiable reason for Wick to spring into action I think misses the point of the 1st film entirely.

I've got to recommend, no matter how much you like the original film, just skip this one or wait until it hits Netflix.