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Jacob S. Hall did a piece of the best heroes and villains in films at Fantastic Fest for Movie.com. He placed John Wick in the top hero slot saying:
Most of us don’t know what it’s like to be a highly skilled hit man. Most of us will never know what it’s like to march into a Russian Mafia stronghold and effortlessly kill a dozen armed men. Most of us will never dress as well as John Wick or display his talent for gruesome, spectacular violence. However, most of can relate to his motivation: the bad guys killed his dog and now he wants revenge. Seriously. For that reason and that reason alone, John Wick is one of the great action characters of the 21st century.
You can see his entire list here.
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Drew Taylor ranked the movies he saw at Fantastic Fest for Moviefone and placed John Wick in the fourth slot saying:
One of the bigger surprises of the festival was the festival’s biggest premiere — the Keanu Reeves-led hit man thriller “John Wick.” While the movie looks pretty boilerplate from the outside (a man who was deeply entrenched in the criminal underbelly of New York is begrudgingly dragged back into it when… get this… thugs kill his beloved puppy) is actually a rich and rococo experience, complete with its own intricate mythological world. We’ll have our full review up soon, but just know that “John Wick” kicks ass.
The post is here.