John Wick: Chapter 2 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		5.0
Audio		5.0
Extras		4.0
Overall		4.5

John Wick: Chapter 2 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

If the ending of John Wick: Chapter 2 is any indication, there's little doubt that a new franchise has been born, and that a Chapter 3 is all but certain. The unexpected success of John Wick has reinvigorated Keanu Reeves' career, and now Lionsgate has brought out the second film in both 1080p Blu-ray and 2160p UHD versions.

John Wick: Chapter 2 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Note: The included screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc. Watch for 4K screenshots at a later date.

John Wick: Chapter 2 is presented on 4K UHD courtesy of Lionsgate Films with a 2160p transfer in 2.40:1. This is another 4K UHD upgrade sourced from a 2K DI which shows noticeable if subtle improvement in detail and fine detail levels, but which perhaps gets some of its most alluring new visual information courtesy of HDR and slight but often quite evocative changes to the palette. There is noticeably better detail in many of the fast motion action sequences, notably the great chase that opens the film. Shadow detail is often markedly improved as well, something that helps show some of the information in the background in the car chop shop or, later, in the catacombs scene. That said, there are still some slight deficits in shadow detail scattered throughout the film, and once or twice John's jet black suit tends to blend seamlessly with shaded surroundings. There's an interesting new "burnished" quality to several sequences which almost verges on an amber quality at times (notice the slight golden hues accompanying John walking into the Continental for the first time for one example of this tendency). Other palette tweakings include a slightly more crimson quality for some blood that gets let in a deluxe looking bathroom tub. Some of the green grading later in the film, in what is probably an intentional callback to the look of the first film, has an interesting new teal undertone that's quite beautiful.

John Wick: Chapter 2 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

This release sports the same excellent Dolby Atmos track assessed in our John Wick: Chapter 2 Blu-ray review.

John Wick: Chapter 2 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Lionsgate has kindly ported over all of the supplements on the 1080p Blu-ray disc detailed in our John Wick: Chapter 2 Blu-ray review to the 4K UHD disc.

John Wick: Chapter 2 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

This second John Wick film really delighted me more consistently than the first film did, and its 4K UHD presentation is equally impressive in both video and audio departments. Equally commendably, Lionsgate has ported over all of the supplements from the 1080p Blu-ray to this 4K UHD disc. Highly recommended.