hit man<\/a> that gets his dog killed and then seeks sweet revenge in the best way he knows how: killing everyone in twirling gun mode. Watch the trailer and tell me you didn\u2019t get a little feel for the Matrix<\/i> with Keanu dressed in a black suit, wasting ammo in style.<\/p>\nKeanu is occasionally a solid lead for action movies, serious or not, and this looks like a winning role for him in B-movie land. He\u2019s been in some pretty classic action films, such as The Matrix <\/i>trilogy, Speed<\/i>, and Point Break, <\/i>so he definitely has some experience in kicking ass of all sorts. Willem Dafoe is in the film too, and he just makes everything he’s in better (except for maybe Spider-Man<\/em>).<\/p>\nTaking look at the director, Chad Stahelski, his main work in the industry has been as a stunt coordinator, notably for The Matrix<\/i>, The Hunger Games<\/i>, Rambo<\/i>, V for Vendetta<\/i>, Serenity<\/i>, and 300<\/i>. Not too shabby, huh? On top of that, he was an uncredited stunt double for Keanu in Point Break<\/em>. If there\u2019s anything Stahelski is accustomed to, it\u2019s producing great stunts and fight choreography. It\u2019s already evident from the trailer that the action will be on point, even if the movie might not be.<\/p>\nNow, even though this is Stahelski’s directorial debut, he’s been around enough great directors while working as a stunt coordinator to know that there needs to be motivation and purpose behind the action (or at least I hope he does). Without purpose or motivation, the action is simply eye candy.<\/p>\n
Take, for example, Stahelski\u2019s work in V for Vendetta. <\/em>Sure, the fight scene is awesome, but the build up to it and what it means makes it even better:<\/p>\n