John Wick (2014) - MOVIE REACTION - First Time Watching 

The policeman's reaction is so good. A mixture of respect and "Please don't kill me"

Keanu Reeves is one of the best physical actors today. A lot of people will give him grief for accents or line delivery, but his body, his face, the way he moves his arms, all of it is very deliberate and always serving the scene.

Marcus asked Vigo if the contract on John was exclusive. When Vigo said no, it was an open contract, Marcus knew that hit people would be lining up to take a shot at John, so he agreed to take the contract to Vigo's face because he thought that would give him an excuse to be in John's vicinity, the better to cover his back.

The conversation between John and the security guy Francis at the Red Circle was all in code. John asked him if he "lost weight" and the number of kgs he "lost" was the amount of henchmen inside the club. THAT and the supposedly there is a back story between these two (Francis was John's driver when he was still a hitman), is why John let him live.

One of the interesting points about this film is he constantly changes magazines, showing the accurate limit of ammo in a gun. Also, John NEVER strikes an innocent civilian, making him deadly accurate. EDIT: when John was shooting at Iosef and seemingly missing, he meant to not hit Iosef in that moment. Like a predator playing with its prey, he wanted Iosef scared and fleeing. When Perkins was fighting John and called him a p****, it was because he is a gentleman and didn't want to hit a woman in the face. He fixed that by wrapping her head in a sheet first. It may seem like a meaningless gesture, but it was how he could justify, at least to himself, striking her in the face in order to knock her out.

The thing I love about when John killed the son was how they subverted action movie rules. There was no one liner, the son didn't even get to finish his plea. Just straight up "It was a f**kin'-*bang!*", and John just walks away with almost no other reaction.

Fun Fact: When John goes to the Club to kill the kid and starts with the bodyguard outside, He says, "You've lost weight" and Francis Replied "Over 60 pounds". This was actually a test AND a code between the two. John was testing him to see if he would help him (which is why he lets him go and tells him to take the night off) and Francis replies Over 60 pounds (or 27 kilograms), a code for nearly 27 security guys/henchman protecting the boy. VERY cool way to again show us how much of a badass and how respected John Wick is. Thats basically FBI communication skills why would John ask him how many pound he lost its absolute nonsense. He's using a glock which holds 17 rounds he's reloading after every 17 shots when he did a tactical reload he puts the mag back in his pocket instead of throwing it away. Also the same things when Marcus shot at the pillow. Marcus is an excellent marksman and would never miss a shot. You can see the wind blowing through his hair right before he shot so he knew when he was aiming for John he would hit the pillow. Marcus didn't accept the contract until he found out it was open, which meant other assassins would be trying to kill him.

There are videos of Keanu training with weapons for this movie, and he is good. I love the "oh shit" reaction of the mob boss when he hears his son pissed off John Wick, and the cop saying "you uh working again" after the gunfight was hilarious. I love me some John Wick.

15:13 I ❤️ how they show Jimmy’s respect and fear of Wick. The second he sees the body, he takes his hat off. That lets Wick know, “I saw nothing, I’m saying nothing. You do “you”.” 🤣🤣 Very reminiscent of old mafia movies.

John Wick is such a fantastic movie! I adore it! So many good scenes. "I heard you struck my son" "Yes sir I did" "May I ask why" "Well he stole John Wick's car and killed his dog" "Oh.." PERFECT! And then the scene where they talk about just how badass and scary John is...gives me chills every time. And John constantly backs it up throughout the whole movie! Great reaction! Super happy you enjoyed it!

It's been said in one way or another, but I think that the first half hour of this movie, specifically from John's car getting stolen to when the police officer leaves him alone, is one of the best character introductions in a movie from the past decade at least.

I love the symbolism of John destroying the foundation of his new life, the basement floor, to re-enter his old life, the weapons and coins. Friggin' poetry.

when John talks to Francis the door guard his question about weight loss was a cover for his real question, how much muscle was inside. when he had his answer he let Francis go before the Bad Things started happening.

Whenever I see a reaction to this movie, I usually put some comment in about how well portrayed the grief and the effects of grief are because I went through that journey myself when cancer stole my wife from me ... and just now I recall that why Keanu can act that aspect so well is because *he* too has endured it.

Hey Lauren, so fun fact: when john comes out of the darkness with the gun to Francis the door mans head and Francis proceeded to tell john how much weight he lost it was actually code talk. John was asking how many guards were in the club and he replied over 60

I have watched many people reacted to this movie. Nobody ever comments on the one thing I thought was amazing the fact that even though Daisy was dying she crawled all the way over to him and lay next to him.

It's a great film, Laurenn. Marcus took the job to stop it being offered to someone else who might have killed John, then kept watch on him to make sure that he wasn't killed by others. Other films that I recommend with Mr Reeves are; 'Speed', 'Point Break' and 'Constantine'.

The Devil’s Advocate is another Keanu classic. Highly recommended!

John Wick is one of those movie that perfectly personifies badassery. The gun fu is insanely well choreographed, the world building is so good, and Keanu is the man. I don't know how anyone couldn't root for John, especially after what happens to his dog. I wanted John to lay the SmackDown on all those guys after what they did to him, and John didn't disappoint lol You will definitely enjoy Chapter 2, and probably Chapter 3: Parabellum. I haven't seen the latter yet, but I've only heard good things about it. P.S. I appreciate you recognizing Willem Dafoe lol

I love the scene with Jimmy, when he takes off his hat, symbolizing that he is not a cop right at this particular moment. He knows whose door he just knocked on. If John is killing guys who busted into his house, it's none of his business.

The World building in this Franchise is just INSANE. Every question you might have in this movie will be ansered in the later ones. And also the Action just gets better and better...

Marcus was always on John's side. When Vigo offers the contact, his first question is if it's an open contract, meaning would other assassins be trying at the same time. Only when he knew it would it be open did he accept the contract, so he'd have an excuse to stay involved and help John.

Best scene of the whole series is when Wick is in the basement penthouse . The stare down , no look headshot, badass.

LOVED this reaction! Your editing is so great! Love the add in bits, like the "he f'ed up" overlay on Iossef. So funny! Can't wait for you to see the plot unfold in the sequels!

You don't get the full range of Keanu Reeves without also seeing Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

"aww, is that the end?"... nope it's just the beginning. 😉 Glad you enjoyed this great flick, time for the sequels...

One of my favorite things about the John Wick universe is how it's a thing to say "be seeing you" to someone you just fought.

Keanu is best when he gets minimal dialogue and is pure physicality, I think. He conveyed real emotion reacting to that letter and his stunt work is impeccable (when dude says more than a few lines of dialogue, it's a bit..bland? Monotone..I dunno, maybe just me). Love your reaction, as always. 'Nobody' should be next.

Loved your reaction, you have super expressive eyes that convey a lot of emotion, and apparently are really good at observing detail. Most people I've watched John Wick with, (or seen reactions of), don't catch the super tiny details like that the dog at the end was scheduled to be put down... Which is a detail that puts John taking the dog into a completely different context than if he was stealing someone's family dog. instead, by surviving, John ends the movie giving that dog the gift of life, (showing that he does not kill needlessly.) What happened to John's car? You'll have to watch the sequel to see if they address that loose end. 😈

When someone shows up in your home and uninvited and requests something, assume that saying "no", will have consequences that he had prepared for and you have not.

The series has been so good of John Wick. Part 4 will be out next year in March. Hope you watch the next 2. Hope you watch his older movie Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure. 4000 hrs of training for this movie.

I absolutely loved your reaction to this movie Lauren. Can’t wait for your next reaction ❤️❤️

John Wick is a speedrunner, these are all games he's played to death, literally.

Love the John Wick Movies. That part with Jimmy at the door always creases me lol. Great reaction. Look forward to you doing parts 2 and 3. Can't wait for part 4 next year.

I didn't realize till recently, the guy Charlie who runs the cleanup crew, he's Sully from Commando. "remember when I said I'd kill you last? I lied."

So many excellent few-line scenes... Mob Father calling the auto-shop guy "I heard you struck my son. Why?" He asks the right question immediately. At the Red Circle club, talking to the big Security Guy, "Why don't you take the night off?" Instead of one-liners, these are few-liners, and so impressive.

One thing that even the comments on these videos don't mention, is how John has that incredible car, and clearly takes exceptional care of it, and yet has no qualms at all about the puppy running all over the interior. I really enjoy that. It shows that the car matters to him and he takes care of things that matter to him, but also that he values a living thing over an object, in spite of what he himself is. It demonstrates that he knows a few marks on the upholstery or something like that can be fixed, but that the puppy is irreplaceable. It's one of the things that humanizes John for us, so that we take it even more personally when things go bad and we cheer when he starts murdering dudes. But almost nobody notices it. By then, they've introduced him so well that we're really kind of already on board, and we don't think twice about the fact that he'd just let a puppy run around inside his amazing car. We already kind of expect John to be that sort of guy. But I still think it's important that they showed it, and that it really solidifies that we're all completely on John's side.

This movie is the definition of "fuck around and find out"

I loved the scene with the guard Francis. He was like "Hell no, I'm not dying today!".

This movie comes with an important message: don't mess with people's dogs. 😅

If you like Willem Defoe, check out Platoon, a Vietnam War movie starring Charlie Sheen (before he went crazy).

The ultimate "u f*cked with the WRONG guy" movie.

The opening of this movie is a cinematic masterclass in setting the emotional hooks into the audience. I’ve yet to encounter anyone who isn’t 100% on board with his vengeance, after they see what happens to Daisy.

love your reactions, and the way you enjoy and express yourself. also reminds me of the times when i watched the films. its like we are all watching it with you

Keanu fan, but the only scene he's done where I got misty was when he broke down after getting that lovely dog as a gift from his late wife. Kinda touching.

27:20 the word is "stoic". Also elegant and gentlemanly. Elegant, gentlemanly stoicism.

I love this channel and all your reactions..... fantastic. It is great fun getting to watch people react to certain movies for the first time, the John Wick movies definitely rank high on that list where new reactors are amazed and in awe of them. Great reaction to a great movie!

Your reaction to this movie is the best of all I've watched. You nailed every story point that made this movie so good! Thanks - Subscribed

Great reaction 👍. There are many great movies with Keanu but there is a criminally underrated one he starred in from 2008 called Street Kings. Fantastic cast including a pre Captain America Chris Evans, definitely worth watching.

You know that john is the most feared assassin when even the cops dont even want to fuck around and find out

When people ask "What happened to him?" at the start, I love responding "The movie happened to him"

Watched a lot of reactions on John Wick and you do a fine job in noticing the arc of the story or John's character as time progresses and little bread crumbs are dropped along the way. I also liked how you dissect, analyze and diagnose after the movie ended with crucial moments and detail.

Love your reactions as always. My favorite line of yours before knowing what John would do.... "Well, what goes around, comes around, right?" Did you know Keanu did a lot of practical shooting sports training to get his gunwork up to speed? Looking amazing, Laurenn. Also love the intro ❤️

Just found the channel. Appreciate your editing, action reactions is what we want to see and that’s exactly what you gave.

Fun fact: the guy who was "getting some good hits in" in the club was the agent that fought Morpheus on top of the truck in the second Matrix movie. He was also in a really bad movie called "Future War", but that's not directly relevant, it was just really bad.

Great review, Laurenn! I went mad for this movie, got it on dvd and Blu-ray. That club shootout was AMAZEB🎱LLS!!🔫

Enjoyed your reaction to John Wick. You know you were the first reactor that I've seen to make note of the dog being scheduled to be put down. Keep up the good work.

God I love this movie. Making a movie about a hitman and turning it into an art piece like that. Chefs kiss

Oh my! What a cute and smart reaction vid. You made my day Laurenn, thanks. Greetings from germany

2nd reaction I've watched of yours and I'm really enjoying how you go thru all the emotions watching the movies.

Kudos to being the only reactor I've seen so far recognize the Mayhem Guy from the Allstate commercials. Waiting for someone to commentate on that for a long time.

Marcus was a true friend, he took the contract to be John's overarching, his guardian because the contract put on John by Viggo. Overarching is a sniper in the Military or a helicopter to watch your teams back during a Operation , by Special Forces Units.

Jimmy, the cleverest person in this film. He knew... he knew...

Fun fact. Charlie, the head of the cleaning crew was Sully from the movie " Commando", which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. He was the guy that Arnold's character "Matrix" held over a cliff with one arm. "Remember Sully when I said I would kill u last? I lied!" Then Matrix dropped him.

Really enjoyed watching your reaction. I’ve seen the movie a few times and never saw the paper on the pittie’s cage. Great… lots of fun. Thanks.

Love that you have the Hellraiser Grogu in the background, I just got one myself, it's awesome. I may have to buy or sculpt all of the other mashups. I sculpted a Darth Maul Grogu mashup.

Great video! So at 19:07 when door guy said 60 kg. He was actually referring to their being 60 security personnel in the club that John Wick would have to deal with.

John isn't just an assassin, he is THE assassin. When the cops don't even dare hold a candle to him, that's when you know that this guy is not be be fucked around with.

Subscribed just to see your reaction to John Wick 2. Buckle up young lady. You're in for a real treat. And we haven't even mentioned John Wick 3! Wild times ahead Laurenn! I'm here for the adventure 😄

Hey Laurenn, you GOTTA keep going with parts 2, 3, and the upcoming part 4. Each one really builds upon and expands the worldbuilding and it's sooo good! You get introduced to new characters, rules, baddies, interesting fight sequences, stunts, etc.

I love that Viggo fed his son the cheap vodka so it would burn on the way up again, to immediately pour himself a glass of the expensive stuff.

Don't mess with anyone's dog, especially John Wick's dog! That new LoveLaurenn opening is awesome btw

Id love to actually sit down and watch a movie with you, your reactions, comments and facial expressions are amazing.

Great catch on the 'To Be Put Down' note on the cage door. Took some of the sting out of Daisy getting killed.

Ke'anu reeves does all his own stunts in these movies, there's a video you can find on RU-vid that's of him sprinting through a shooting course. He's legitimately a badass

Keanu reeves is one of my all time favourite actors. And he's John wick movies are phenomenal. Awesome video laurenn. Stay amazing

There was a meme with Thanos asking if an infinity stone was in a dog before killing it. John Wick then showed up asking if anyone has seen his new dog. The look on Thanos' face in the last panel was priceless.

To Add to being so Badass, no matter who he killed, in any situation, he ALWAYS followed up with at least one Head shot! You should see the RU-vid video of Keanu at the Practice Range! GREAT Reaction!

Every time I see this, I always tear up two or three times toward the beginning: his wife, the letter, and the pup with the blood trail. 😢 They really did well with the setup of this movie.

Your heart is with Laurenn and you can't change it you love her.

Really loving the hair down, looks great on you! Also great reaction as always!

Found your channel when you reacted to The Matrix, and now watching this. I enjoyed the reaction. :) About John letting Vigo stab him, I always felt it was about John having a crisis of "Why am I even here anymore? What would happen if I just.. let it happen?" Coming through it when he laid there watching his wife, he had that moment where he turned his perspective around.

As action movies go, I recommend The Raid and The Raid 2. Both are absolutely insane!

One of the greatest lines ever said to describe someone.."Oh".

Phenomenal breakdown as always beautiful Laurenn. Keanu is actually a very talented martial artist. 👍🏾👍🏾🌝

The conversation with the security guard (Kevin Nash from wrestling) wasn't about weight. He was telling Wick how many people were in the building. That's why John let him go.

If you're a dog lover, you can totally get into the whole revenge part.

The name of the concierge at the continental hotel is "Charon". That name stems from a figure in Greek mythology who was tasked with being the ferryman who transported the souls of the dead into the underworld. Coins were placed upon the eyes of the dead in order to pay the fee for their "right of passage". I believe the gold coins used to pay for service at the continental is a testament to that ideology.

I don't know why it only consciously occurred to me while watching your reaction, considering I've seen the movie itself at least a dozen times, but the only reason Marcus accepted the contract on John was to protect him due to it being an open contract, I'd imagine that if it was an exclusive contract he'd have said no and either still protected him or warned him. I love that, for all three John Wick movies so far, the crew AND Keanu put so much effort into keeping the gun play as realistic as possible, like not having 'endless clips' and such, and Keanu doing so much actual gun training to prepare.

Hey! I just found your channel and I'm binging your reactions. Love it! Keep it up!

your hair looked really nice you look really nice in general lol can't wait to see this reaction but I had to compliment you really quick :)

Keanu Reeves is an international treasure, as is LoveLaurenn! Loved watching your reactions to The Matrix and John Wick back to back!

"He seemed cool" Lester Freemon is the coolest.

I feel Pitch Meeting had one of the best comments on this movie; "So John Wick is going to kill people for 90 minutes because they murdered his dog?" "Yes." "I'm totally ok with that."

Not only a puppy,but a beagle like my Buttercup that I would also kill for.

John got some good casual conversation with almost everyone xD

Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Willem Dafoe, and so many top notch actors... all together! it's just not fair!..

"You, uh... working again?" "No, just sorting some stuff out." That was the moment I realized this movie's story played by its own in-universe rules, not our normal rules.

Laurenn, please go into "Return of the living dead" from Director Dan O'Bannon, 1985! That'd be amazing!

I'm so glad you enjoyed watching John Wick! You'll definitely love 2 and 3 as well! I also highly recommend watching some action movies by director John Woo as well, especially his 1989 action thriller "The Killer". You'll be able to see how much influence his over-the-top style had on the John Wick franchise and The Matrix. Can't wait to see your future reactions to John Wick 2 and 3!