Drew Taylor has posted his review for The Playlist. Overall he gave it a B-. Here are some money quotes:
Ostensibly it’s a B-grade action movie about a hitman’s quest for (bloody) revenge, but in Reeves’ nimble hands, it becomes a much more joyous experience. It’s a comic book fantasy of how the criminal underworld works, anchored mostly by Reeves’ raw charisma.
Sure, these are bargain basement thrills, but when they’re done with this much aplomb, this much gilded, fetishistic style (rendered in gorgeously anamorphic widescreen), it’s hard not to get a kick out of all that bloody mayhem.
…but it delivers in a way that few action movies do these days, harkening back to the meat-and-potatoes satisfaction of Reeves’ own “Point Break.”
It’s the character’s way of dealing with a very personal pain, and that translates to a much more palpable exploration of similar feelings for any given audience.
In “John Wick,” he’s able to give the character weight and dimension in ways that ultimately boggle the mind.
As an action performer, he’s even better than he was in “The Matrix” films. His movements have become more refined and balletic, his poise graceful and exacting. The way he uses his guns, not just as inanimate weapons but as extensions of himself, lends the action some additional retro novelty, since most of the time they feel like something out of the works of John Woo (or his imitators).
You can read the entire review here.