380 words! Why does John Wick speak so little in the 4th movie?

380 words in 169 minutes of feature film (end credits included): this is Keanu Reeves’ oral assessment of John Wick IV, which was released in French cinemas a week ago. He made a scrupulous count The Wall Street Journalwho did not experience Chad Staheslk’s film in the same way as the vast majority of viewers.

This gives an average of two words per minute for someone who spends more time giving and receiving punches than talking to future opponents. But who was more talkative in the early days, with 484 words in the first opus of his woes, which only lasted “this” 101 minutes.

“A little less talk, a little more action please”said Elvis in one of his most famous songs. And the message was well understood by Keanu Reeves, as explained by Chad Stahelski, who claims that the star “Half of the dialogue written for his character in the original script was removed”.

The actor (and the editors) are largely responsible for the 380 words he speaks in John Wick 4. Of this, 10% is in the trailer, and the third is composed “Yes” Voiced by Keanu Reeves. And its longest line is “You and I left the good life a long time ago, my friend” (“You and I left the beautiful life long ago, my friend”) addressed the character played by Hiroyuki Sanada.