John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum: A Worthy Addition to the Franchise!

There's "slim pickins" out there in movie land right now, but, if you like martial arts/action films, you will love this one!  As the title indicates, there have already been two John Wick films.  I don't think it would be advantageous to summarize in much detail what's happened in the first two (in case, after you see this one, you want to go watch those).  Suffice it to say, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) was a retired legendary assassin, but he bolted into action again when someone killed his beloved dog (as seen in the original film). The assassins are ruled by an organization known as "The High Table."  In "John Wick 2," John violates a very important "High Table" rule, resulting in him getting ex-communicated from the organization.  "High Table" puts out a hit contract on him with a reward of $14 million.  Every assassin in the organization now wants to kill him - not just for the money, but for the status of being the one to kill a legend!  John, in NYC at this time, is given a one-hour head-start before the contract begins. It seems like just about every person in NYC is out to kill him!  There is essentially a fight-to-the-death scene every few minutes.  Fortunately, John is owed favors by a few organization members - one of them being Sofia, played by the ever-beautiful Halle Berry.  These favors are critical in helping him to remain alive!  A seemingly-invincible ninja, Zero (Mark Dacasos) and a cadre of his students are also hot on his trail. This film has fist fights, martial arts fights, gun fights, sword fights, knife fights, dog fights, and motorcycle fights, just to name a few - all beautifully choreographed.  There are also occasional moments of comic relief. Keanu Reeves is perfect for the role, and I can't wait for "John Wick 4."  Bottom line: John 'Wick' films burn the 'candle' at both ends!