“Be seeing you” Mr. Wick tells two well trained swordsman as he walks away from a fight without doing what he does best. This movie was exhilarating from start to finish. The action picks up right where it left off from John Wick 2 and it doesn’t stop coming. If your looking for a good time at the movies, then this little number is it. I was smiling from ear to ear the whole time. The John Wick franchise knows what it is and it never gets away from the formula except adding in more chemicals to enhance it.
After the second movie, John has broken the Continental rules and has one hour before he is “excommunicado”. Every assassin in this underground killers association wants a piece of Johnny. There’s only one problem with this- it’s really hard to kill the boogeyman. So John Wick played by Keanu Reeves has many, and I mean many, great encounters with the best fighters/ killers in the world. His whole goal through this movie is simply trying to get his old life back but he’s starting to realize that his old life might be gone for good. At one point, he tries to find an old friend (Halle Berry) to get some help in finding the high table so he could just talk with them to maybe end this contract on his life. I should say that these two have a team up scene where her dogs are involved and it’s never made attack dogs look so cool before in a movie. After speaking with the high table, he is faced with yet another challenge that he is not so pleased with. The third act of this film has Wick making a really tough decision, but once that decision is made- its all out Parabellum for Jonathon. This movie finds new ways to give the audience what they have never seen before. “Been there, done that” never crosses your mind with these epic, over the top fight scenes that will have you jumping out of your chair. By the end of this movie, it leaves you well satisfied.
Cons-
- Some fight scenes were a little too long
Pros-
- pacing was great. Full throttle from the start and never stops
- The fight scenes were so beautifully executed and choreographed. This is some of the best action you will ever see.
- Imagery and set pieces
- Comedy, not much of it but when there is, it works
- World building
- Keanu Reeves as John wick. He’s not the best actor but he was born to play a role like this.
- Story- you get more backstory on John wick and this world that the franchise has created
- Fun
- Score
John Wick 3 is a bullets flying, book bashing, horse kicking, sword slicing helluva time at the movies. You will be entertained with this movie.
Score - 9.5/10
By: Tyler Drinkard
