John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum: Watch it or skip it?
The movie started right where the last one ended. There was no time wasted and we jumped right into the action. If you’re a fan of action movies, this is for you. The movie moved along quickly. The story was there but it was barely holding everything together. Mainly this movie was about great shootouts, and fight choreography, mixed in with small moments of dialogue to keep the party going.
The shootouts were great! The fight choreography was also great... in the beginning. Then something happened halfway through where it felt like the fight choreography was happening in slow motion. It was very noticeable, to the point where the fighting was starting to get predictable. What I mean by that is that the fights started to become less fluid. In Jackie Chan’s films everything is high speed, tight, and fluid. Here it felt a little clunky, as if the actors were waiting to get punched or thrown.
One of the strong points of this movie were it’s sets. Every set was full of color, and detail. What I mean by detail is that every theme looked just right. If you take a moment to look at all of the objects on set, or the buildings, everything looked like it belonged. It was perfect no matter what location John Wick was. One second, it’s dark and seedy, then next the screen is filled with bright and warm colors. They did a great job creating themes based on the locations.
So, should you watch it or skip it? If you like action movies with crazy shootouts and fights, little to no story line then I’d say WATCH IT! This movie is definitely for you. I give it a solid 7/10. Would I buy it? nah. Would I rent it to see it again? Definitely.