Within the opening SECONDS of this movie, I was in love with it. The opening minute of the film sets SUCH a tone and vibe and just gets you in a "F*** YEAH I'M READY" mood and the people who saw it know what I'm talkin' about. Then the movie just puts its foot on the gas and goes at mach 10.
After the first hour, i literally was feeling like the movie could have just ended there and it would have been a 10/10. I felt like I ate a full course meal by the end of hour 1...but then there was nearly TWO DAMN HOURS LEFT. The rest of the movie was sweet, sugary dessert.
There's so much i wanna say about this, but to those who have not seen it, believe the hype, this is not hyperbole, this is not a drill, this IS one of THE best action movies ever made. Period. This is not up for discussion. Stahelski's command of shooting in camera action is damn near unmatched. And not just action scenes are beautiful, the quiet, talky scenes are all DRENCHED in lush, gorgeously shot cinematography and makes you just want to soak in this rich world they've created.
This is a bit of a controversial take but while I very much enjoyed JW 3, I had felt by the climax of that movie it had lost the story a bit and we were just getting action for the sake of action so i wasn't as invested in it. Chapter 4 rectifies that, the action in this movie is all story driven and there is a feeling of stakes, you care this time about John mowing through through all these baddies. And for that, i think this is easily the best of the franchise.
There's so much more I wanna say, I felt choked up at the end and cant wait for everyone to see it so we can discuss the ending. This movie was a masterpiece of action cinema.