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A quirky enjoyable film that is centred around Lillian (Grace Van Patten) whose character finds herself in a situation with some interesting we played characters especially John Early plays a really wacky film producer called (Sol sometimes) and Timm Sharp a dog walker.

There are some great scenes like where Lillian first meets Emily Mortimer who isn't actually in the film visually very much and the ends up getting stoned with her husband and the interactions with Lillian ex really captured some early adult phase scenarios.

The length of the film is also well measured from the scope of the story. Nice One

I felt the brilliance of the first film was found in the under lying mythology of the Continental Hotel, the coins, the laws/culture between the Reeves and some of the smaller parts (police official / bartender etc). As such I hoped that in the second film this would be continued; I wasn't disappointed.

The film continues from the first film with a great level of balance. Respecting the first film and allowing a 2-hour film to have its own identity without dragging was a challenge that was met well. The Laurence Fishburne element and the subsequent ending allow a great opening for another film.

Another strength of the movie is that the John Wicks character (like Neo i) is so well suited to Keanu Reeves. He is the strong-silent type and it feels Chad Stahelski, the Director, glorifies this and uses it to move the story forward. He gives you the same in an enhanced but similar format.

Loved : Lance Reddick as the Hotel Manager / Ruby Rose and the signing stuff Note: If you don't like people being shot in films – this is not the film for you!

I have seen a few reviews being harsh about the structure and content of this film – I wondered how many of them had been luckily enough never too have felt real grief or regret. As someone who has had to deal with significant lost on several occasions, there were many scenes when I found myself genuinely moved. It was often the scenes where Casey Affleck performed less or said nothing that really captured the feeling of grief.

In time of trouble and loss it's often that someone can become insular and feel that your alone in the world. The film captures this brilliantly and like De Niro in the early years, Affleck pulls off one of those rare films that doesn't feel like a film, so much as real life The positive I took from the film is that I was affected by the movie, I cried, I've had loss, I am not that different.

C.J. Wilson and Lucas Hedges were also very strong

My Verdict : Brilliant.