8 Problems With John Wick No-One Wants To Admit

8. The Tone Is Very Inconsistent

Firstly, what is the tone that franchise writer Derek Kolstad is going for? It's often very confusing.

A lot of the time, the John Wick trilogy is very dark, especially with John Wick losing his beloved wife shortly before the first film starts... but then, the movies are also frequently very silly and are filled with dark humour.

After all, this is the franchise where a man kills tens of people over a murdered dog, a stolen car and his house being burnt down and there are lots of ridiculous moments, especially in Chapter 3 (John Wick falling from the roof of a tall hotel and surviving lingers in the memory).

There's nothing particularly wrong with being over-the-top, but this franchise doesn't have a hint of self-awareness. It plays everything straight and po-faced and the films are ludicrous without ever being charming in a thoroughly jarring manner. Speaking of silliness, that leads right onto the next point.