The Wick-verse expands again with John Wick: Chapter 4 in a story that takes us from New York to Japan to Paris, and Keanu Reeves’ Wick is kicking ass all the way.

Determined to reach the High Table will require that he return to the fold and be of service. But his target, the Marquis (Bill Skarsgard) isn’t going to make it easy for him – like that would stop Jonathan Wick.

Just shy of a three hour runtime, this film rockets along, highlighting fantastic stunts and fight choreography yet again. And how do you choose a favorite, L’Arc de Triomphe, the over head fight sequence, the stairs, anything with Donnie Yen?

And yes, Donnie Yen joins the cast as Caine, a man who has given up his sight to protect his family and still be of service to the High Table. Also joining in are Shamier Anderson (Tracker), Clancy Brown (Harbinger) and Hiroyuki Sanada (Shimazu) who join Ian McShane (Winston), Lance Reddick (Charon), and Laurence Fishburne (Bowery King).

Moving from jaw-dropping set piece to gob-smacking set piece Wick continues to be unstoppable, driven forward by his desire for revenge, having been pulled back into this life. And despite the film’s ending, though there are definitely ways to work around it, there is a fifth film in development.

Honestly, as long as Stahelski and Reeves continue to deliver exemplary action scenes they can make these films for as long as they want.

The film is gorgeously shot, pays a nice homage to Walter Hill’s The Warriors, as we have a faceless deejay (Marie Pierra Kakoma) giving constant updates on Wick’s progress through Paris. It’s just a helluva ride.

There are no foes, old friends turned foes, and vice versa, and a dog. And we know how John feels about dogs.

Reeves is fantastic. He is just so easy to watch in this role, and you know that he trusts himself, Stahelski and the stunt team to make this film the best it can be. There is solid visual effects work that transplant Wick and others into the middle of traffic. There are stunning locations. And underneath it all a technobeat that drives Wick and the audience onward.

People may argue that one of the installments is better than another, I prefer to take it as one big whole. That way I’m not forced to choose, and I can just settle in (again) and enjoy everything on the screen.

I can wince at particularly brutal hits, get hyped when John doles out lots of pain, and just get swept up with the camerawork that gives us unique and engaging looks into the fights and stunts.

This is a series of films that I love. And I just can’t put them on on the background. If it’s on, I’m watching it from start to finish, and I’ll see you after. These films are great watches. And they once again remind us why we need a stunt category for the Academy Awards – everyone else seems to have one, let’s get stunt work recognized!