 What is up everybody today? We're talking about John Wick 3 and this is going to be a spoiler free review So if you haven't seen the movie yet, that's okay Getting right into it I'll say I absolutely love this movie and if you liked John Wick 1 and you liked John Wick 2 Then I've got to think you're gonna feel the same way and that's because once again They've executed the same concept But they find enough new stuff to bring into the mix to keep things fresh and interesting Now you might think this is a sequel. We've got to go bigger. We've got to go more complicated And there's a little bit of that but mostly the way they keep things fresh is by getting creative They find creative new ways to back John into a corner They find creative new ways for John to take out his foes and I would say most of the first 20 plus minutes of this movie are pure That it's you seeing John pick up an object and use it in an interesting way. It's John Taking some interesting approach to taking down an enemy and you saying oh, we're gonna do that now Okay, hell. Yeah, and there's plenty of that in this movie now overall I would say there's sort of three really positive ingredients that work really well in this movie First is a little bit of what we talked about already and that's there's a visceral joy and watching somebody Competently perform a task especially when they're backed into a corner like John Wick often is and Every movie he's taking on a bigger and bigger scope of Enemy so it becomes even more impressive now the other piece to that is the cinematography highlights What we just talked about which is that unlike a typical action movie you see today You don't have the quick cuts Keanu Reeves is doing all of his own stunts So you are really in the moment and that just amplifies the joy of Watching John beat his enemies I'll also say the humor that we're used to from the first two John Wick films is present throughout this movie and Works pretty consistently One of the other big ingredients in this film is the world building So the first two John Wick movies Introduced a lot of new concepts where you learn about this culture of assassins John Wick 3 is no different It does a great job of referencing a lot of the mythology established in the first two movies And then brings in a few new ingredients Which I won't talk about here to keep it spoiler free before we get into any of the stuff that didn't work in this film I want to give a shout out to Halle Berry This feels like one of the first times we've seen anyone besides Keanu Reeves Highlighted as a really competent and skilled Fighter may be on the level of John Wick Halle Berry is given plenty of time to shine in this film She does a great job and I would watch a spin-off about her character, which is saying a lot considering how invested We are as viewers in the John Wick character that anybody else can really stand out in that way I'll also say she brings a couple of dogs with her If you've seen the trailer then you know they get a little bit in the action That works really well and does a lot in terms of amping up the creativity and keeping these fight scenes from getting too repetitive Now on the flip side the things that didn't work as well in this movie I would say the emotional stakes really the primary emotion that you'll feel if this movie works for you is Hell, yeah, just as you watch John take out all of his enemies Beyond that really the only Emotional foundation that I had in this movie is what I brought in from the previous films and that's okay It is a sequel so there's an understanding that you're going to bring Some emotional investment into the character that's pre-existing but I did see some attempts in this film to Make us feel something especially when it came to the supporting characters like Lawrence Fishburne for example And even Halle Berry has a little bit of a backstory they get into which I Saw some attempts at emotional stakes here for those characters most of that fell flat for me I liked the supporting cast but mainly as interesting characters and as Interesting ways of progressing the plot but in terms of emotional stakes Really all I had is what I already felt for John going into this movie and just Again, how awesome it is to watch him in these battles and watch him struggle and ultimately Overcome in these fights against his enemies I'll also mention that There was one moment in the first John Wick that really bothered me And it's a trope that happens and a lot of over-the-top action movies And that's what basically comes down to one character has a gun the other doesn't Character with the gun as a clear advantage, but he puts the gun down and says let's fight like men and that's just It's just a logical gap that takes me out of the movie And I know it's ridiculous to say considering the kinds of crazy things that happen in these movies But you're behind this character because he's so smart because he's so competent And then he gives up an advantage for for what for honor And that doesn't exactly happen in this movie But there is a moment where something like that happens and as always for me It takes me out of the moment enough that it's it was worth calling out as something that that frustrated me in John Wick 3 I'll also point out that for the most part even as some of the fights in this movie and the action scenes Can get pretty lengthy Generally they find ways to keep changing things up and keep things creative So you don't get bored or they keep the fight scenes short and sweet, but there were one or two action sequences There's one in particular. I'm thinking about it goes on a little long starts to get a little repetitive and Started to lose me a little bit, but for the most part that wasn't a problem and The last thing I'll mention before we wrap it up is I don't think any of the John Wick movies have had a Particularly interesting villain, you know the the interesting part of John's enemy has kind of been this vague Concept of the high table. There's this whole world. That's interesting, but the actual people He's facing off against the actual characters. I don't think have been all that interesting John Wick 3 Does some creative things with the villain, but still doesn't quite get there Overall though if you can't tell I absolutely love this movie and I would strongly strongly Recommend it to any action fans, especially if you were a fan of John Wick 1 or John Wick 2 and thankfully John Wick 4 has already been announced and I can't wait for it There's also a TV show coming out called the Continental a spin-off of the movie and for that one I'll say I'm cautiously. I don't know if I'd say cautiously optimistically Cautiously curious if you enjoyed this video make sure to subscribe to our channel and hit the little bell icon to make sure you get Notified whenever we come out with more videos like this one