After the Mission Impossible franchise, I'd say that John Wick is the next best thing out there and as an individual John would crush Ethan Hunt because he doesn't need gadgets, he only needs stationery. I'm not kidding Wick is known for killing 2 men in a bar with a pencil and in this one we see him use a book to dislocate a guy's jaw and fracture his neck brutally killing him in the end.
The movie starts off immediately after John Wick 2, a few seconds after it actually which is very rare. Usually, in a sequel, we get some time to breathe and live in a universe with a '5 years later' or '5 months later' text. This movie literally starts off 5 seconds after John Wick 2 without a single second for you to breathe. They've already established the universe in the previous 2 movies about the high table and the rules of the continental hotel and now they decided to go with non-stop action.
The biggest complaint about the first 2 movies is that no matter how awesome the continental and the high table stuff are, they lacked twists and turns. We knew how they were going to end the second they started. Also, Keanu doesn't have a lot of dialogue all he did was go around killing people with headshots. Even though he doesn't have a lot of dialogue here, his killing spree just keeps getting better and there are more than a few twists and turns. At one stage we see him on the back of a horse murdering people coming at him with motorcycles. I wasn't kidding, this guy could definitely take down Ethan Hunt without gadgets.
Great fight choreography, gorgeous camera work, living up to the standards of the previous movies and excellent supporting roles. Winston is back as the hotel manager helping John in every way possible at the same time trying not to lose his position. We learn that the cool hotel receptionist who took care of John's dog in the second movie is much more than a receptionist. Halle Berry makes things better and could give John a run for his money, more dogs this time taking part in the action. Another decent performance from Laurence Fishburne, we even got a Matrix easter egg in this.
This movie had heart, we got to learn a little about Wick's past, a couple of unexpected twists, so many action scenes, an epic finale and my favorite part of it all, this might not be the end after all. The ending teases another movie and I'm excited already. This is the only action movie franchise that could dethrone the Mission Impossible series as the best series ever. The Mission Impossible franchise had a bad 2nd movie but John Wick is just getting better. Parabellum is the best of the three for me and I would love to watch it again sometime.
Verdict:
Fan in me: 9.5/10
Critic in me: 9/10
In a world where comic book movies rule, I'm glad that such action movies are still being made and most importantly, getting the recognition it deserves. I was the happiest person to know that Avengers Endgame's box office run was ended by John Wick 3, Baba Yaga for the win. The famous Thanos and John Wick memes finally have some significance now.
