John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Raising the stakes as high as they can, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum sees Keanu Reeves' unstoppable former hitman take on wave after wave of similar dangerous hitmen after a large bounty was placed on his head by the organization he worked for. Due to this, any help Wick tries to get are either reluctant or refuse out of fear of what the High Table could do. Despite not seeing the first film, knowing its very basic plot doesn't really hurt in the experience of this one. These films' biggest strongpoints come from the action sequences and the performances from the cast. Like before, the action and stunt sequences are well choreographed, shot eloquently, and edited smoothly without showing too many cuts and making them so clear. There are numerous moments when Wick has to improvise during a fight sequence because his usual method of using a handgun may not work and it is awesome. Though sometimes the constant gunfights happened too often and could get a little boring and basic. Even when some action scenes were magnificent there were times were it became a bit comical due to Wick and others being able to survive extreme forms of punishment. Halle Berry plays an old friend of Wick's who agrees to help, and the action sequence with the two and her dogs is really good but the camera lingers too much on the dogs as they still attack even when the enemies were shot dead. It's really interesting how it is hard to tell who's part of the organization or a regular person whenever you see a large group of people, and there are times where it feels unbelievable that not many people react to all of the violence and gun shots. What makes Reeves so great in this role isn't just the subtle but intense performance, but also just how quick he is when taking apart, putting together, and using guns and other weapons. Despite not having much of a resolution, now that Wick no longer wants to hide anymore and face the High Table head on it does get me exited for what he plans to do. Over all: 99%

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