After gunning down a member of the High Table --
the shadowy international assassin's guild -- legendary hit man John Wick finds
himself stripped of the organization's protective services. Now stuck with a
$14 million bounty on his head, Wick must fight his way through the streets of New York
Director: Chad
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Anjelica
Huston, Ian McShane
Release Date: May 17, 2019
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
Rated R for pervasive strong violence, and some language
Runtime: 2 h 10min
Review:
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum somehow finds a way to up the ante on
the action franchise. It’s dance like
choreography of the action sequences are truly something to behold. Here director Chad Stahelski delivers a bevy
of action set pieces that are just as jaw dropping and as they are audacious. It’s a cornucopia of variety as well which
keeps the sequences from becoming stale or repetitive. Keanu Reeves is at the center of the whole
thing of course and in his usual Reeves way he moves the film along even with
the barebones plot. The plot itself is
strangely complicated and simplistic at the same time. The story does open up the world and
mythology but rarely gets bogged down too much keeping the focus on the action
that everyone has come to expect from the franchise. If there is a slight issue, it’s that this
entry seems slightly more tongue in cheek than the previous entries. The villain is an interesting take which may
or may not work depending on how serious you prefer your big bad. Ultimately, it’s not a major miscalculation
because the film as a whole is just a load of mindless fun. The visuals and choreography are the stuff of
popcorn fueled dreams. The door is left
open for another sequel which would have a high mile marker to surpass.
A-
