This is a good entry to the franchise, but should have stopped here. I did see a good movie here, and I was entertained. This franchise seems to go down in quality with every installment. You can bet they challenge themselves, saying, “We else can we do wrong?” and they find something.
Mark Dacascos is always awesome to watch, and in this movie he delivered a fantastic performance.
After you’re
halfway into this movie, you’ll be asking, “What is with these people and
dogs?” Also, why do people keep wanting to kill a dog that someone finds joy
in?
“John Wick, excommunicado, 20 minutes,” we hear an announcer say as the countdown starts.
The movie starts
with a bang as John Wick 3 picks up right where the last one left
off. Our man Wick is on the run, and the time for the hunt is ticking fast. The
bounty on his head for his crime of killing on Continental grounds is fourteen
million dollars, and some people have chosen not to wait for the countdown to
end.
Whether you’ve been on the John Wick train since the first movie
or did a quick catch-up to join in, you’re welcomed with awesomeness in the fight scenes shown. Wick
isn’t made to be untouchable like in the previous film, but unkillable like in the previous film. He tries to tie up loose ends
before time runs out and the hunt begins.
John hunts down
the men who killed his dog and kills them all. He continues his revenge in the
second movie, and when he’s done, he’s betrayed by a friend. An act he takes
very personally and seriously, which leads to him killing on Continental
grounds (which, in the world he lives in, is against the rules—something we’re
informed of from the first movie).
This causes the bounty on his head, and now John is being hunted by everyone
who thinks they can take him down. The movie features some amazing choreography,
from knife throwing and hand-to-hand combat to the gun fights we’re familiar
with, which border on incredible.
John continues
to call in favors, reaching out to Sofia (Halle Berry, gave a fantastic performance by the way) as he tries to meet with
someone who he says will give him guidance and help him make amends for what
he’s caused.
Now, things aren’t just bad for Wick—they’re bad for everyone who helps him.
The High Table, which governs Wick’s world, is angry and is going after
everyone he cares about.
This is what the
movie is about: Wick trying to find the Elder.
When the movie ends, it really feels like the plot has been stretched to its limit—it should have just wrapped up here. The extended fight sequences, which used to be exciting, didn’t thrill me this time. And the world-building, once a strong point, adds new elements and characters with no real depth, making the story feel more convoluted than it needed to be.
You should go see this movie. Wick isn’t the only bad guy in this movie capable of doing amazing things—crossing Sofia is not a good idea. I think, the franchise should have ended here and not do a Chapter 4.
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