
2011 was a painful year for action movies. Quantum of Solace was still the most recent and most mediocre Bond film, Matt Damon wasn’t coming back for the next Bourne thriller, and John Wick wasn’t even a bloody twinkle in Keanu Reeves’ eye.

2011 was a painful year for action movies. Quantum of Solace was still the most recent and most mediocre Bond film, Matt Damon wasn’t coming back for the next Bourne thriller, and John Wick wasn’t even a bloody twinkle in Keanu Reeves’ eye.