Movie Review: John Wick 3 - Parabellum
“John
Wick 3 – Parabellum”
Writers:
Derek Kolstad, Shay Hatten, Chris Collins and Marc Abrams. (Based on
characters and situations created by Derek Kolstad).
Director:
Chad Stahelski
Starring
(a monster cast): Keanu Reeves (reprising his latest epic role)
Halle Berry (needs no introduction)
Laurence Fishburne (worked with Reeves on the Matrix Trilogy)
Mark Dacascos (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Ruby Rose (Batwoman)
Halle Berry (needs no introduction)
Laurence Fishburne (worked with Reeves on the Matrix Trilogy)
Mark Dacascos (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Ruby Rose (Batwoman)
(As
well as a huge host of other actors, that you will either immediately
know, or will be driven nuts by, as you wonder where you've seen them
before).
Review by S.J. Clements
Review by S.J. Clements
John
Wick. Ahhh yes... John Wick. One of those rare characters who is as
legendary outside of his film universe as he is within it. The name
John Wick will provoke one of two reactions; “YES, JOHN WICK!” or
“John Wick... isn’t that the guy who kills everyone because of
his dog?”
Those
who have yet to see the first two chapters in the John Wick saga may
well be scratching their heads as to how such an unbelievably simple
storyline could possibly offer 3 films worth of material. That's
because the magic of John Wick isn't in the scripts, their depth, or
even in the actors' performances. The Magic of John Wick is in its
simplicity. The formula's so simple in fact, that I’m not even
going to offer up a spoiler warning.
Let
me explain: what these films do so well is that they don't even try
to to fit into that “something for everyone” category. No,
they're laser-focused on delivering just one thing, One man against
the world, and making it look as cool as possible.
I
mean, where else in the world are you going to see a high-speed chase
on horse-back, with ninjas on motorcycles battling it out? Or a woman
pitted against a seemingly endless tide of men with only her dogs to
protect her? Seeing synchronised attacks, weaving in and out of a
firefight was, in an odd way, executed beautifully, and worked
remarkably well with the gratuitous double-tap executions the lady
provided.
Oh...
and John also uses a horse to kick someone’s face in.
Sure,
they use the same sound for every single gun-shot; and yes, the
script probably just fills a double-sided sheet of A4 paper. I even
get that Keanu Reeves has given us yet another fighting movie, and
some of the special effects aren’t even that special…
You
know what, though? I don’t care.
Conclusion
Anyone
watching knows that, with John Wick, they'll be getting an
over the top, brilliantly choreographed, and very, very satisfying
movie. It's one of those rare stories that can ONLY work on film . I
don't think these tales would work on audio, or on the written
page... the sheer speed and ferocity of it all can only be fully
experienced in live action, and has to be seen to be believed.
John
Wick 4... see you in a couple of years.
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