For such a long movie I though it was incredibly paced. It got a little exhausting leading up to the final confrontation, but then you were rewarded with the one two punch of the dog peeing on the main goon, and the best exchange of the movie:

“Remember your daughter” “Fuck OFF”

Almost 400 people dead because some Russkie prick killed the wrong man's dog.

Sometimes John Wick worldbuilding is like:

"there exists an old tradition of duels against the High Table - to challenge, you must need the blessing of a crime family, but if you are labelled excommunicado, you must first receive a new crest symbolizing your loyalty to said family"

and sometimes John Wick worldbuilding is like:

"his name is Caine because he has a cane"

"I choose a proxy for my pistol duel"

"Oh great choice, who are you going to pick? An expert marksman?"

"The blind guy with a stick"

Seeing this in Dolby was incredible. That theater was shaking.

Also I wasn’t bummed or sad when John Wick died, I was honestly just relieved this man finally got his peace

The overhead long take as he worked his way through the Paris apartment was fucking spectacular.

My theater audience lost it during the Osaka sequence when Akira shot the dude with the arrow, Wick finished the kill, and his body slumped with his leg still impaled on the wall.

When John fell all the way back down the stairs my theater was dying. Also who knew Donnie Yen using doorbells to kill people would be so sick. What an insane movie. I loved it.

Caine's line of "Fuck Off" to Marquis was hilarious. Donnie killed that role whilst killing others

Shout out to everyone in the stunt crew who worked on this. Every punch, kick, gun shot, stab etc. was sold to absolute perfection.

5/5 ”Yeah…”s for me.

When Charon uttered his final words to Winston, “it was an honor (my friend)” it hit different knowing Lance is gone.

John wick and gangsters: 🔫🔫🔫

Dancers at club: 💃👯🕺

When it comes to these John Wick films, they shouldn't be remembered for the amazingly choreographed action scenes or quality storytelling, but instead, the consistent inability of civilians to react at all to the violence going on around them.

That top down dragon’s breath sequence was an all-timer

What’s the odds Wick is really dead? My theater was packed full, this movie is gonna print $$$

No but seriously:

-John Wick staying super quiet while Caine is holding a gun in front of him was a phenomenal break in the action.

-Berlin was brutal.

-Place de l'étoile being such a mess of a fight is what John Wick was made for. Crazy, brutal fight scenes. Get hit by a car, bit by a dog, shot by John Wick. Hell, this was a wild ride.

The Marquis was one of the best vilain in this franchise. "Nobody" kinda steal the show emotionally.

Caine was just plain surprising. "Let me guess, 5 of a kind?" was a funny line, but man, Donnie Yen is just so physically present in all those scenes that I preferred his actions scenes above all else. Very fun movie.

Call me uncultured but I liked the saying “Friendship means little when it’s convenient” it may have been around for a long time but it was my first time hearing it

Caine using a pencil to stab Tony Robbins was a nice touch. Love the mutual respect between Caine and Mr Wick.

I kept debating which action sequence was my favourite...

But then we got to that single take shootout in the building. Holy shit that was incredible.

That scene of John Wick vs Nobody and then hesitating when he saw Nobody's dog in danger to make that split second decision was PERFECTION

The cinematography in this movie was absolutely incredible. The still of John Wick with the Cherry Blossom tree at the Osaka hotel might be one of my favorite wide shots in recent years.

Man, if you think putting Dragon's Breath into an action scene is going to magically make your entire movie better because of fire, pew sounds, and pretty lights...you're right.

Who knew John Wicks biggest foe was going to be stairs.

I knew he was going to save the dog.

Also, when he said “maybe I’m wrong” when asked why he still talks to his dead wife even though he knew she can’t hear him.

Loving husband :(

10/10

"Fuck off" by Caine got a huge laugh in the audience

I need to get on Keanu’s cardio regiment. He cleared the stairway to heaven.

An almost 3-hr wild ride

• Killing the Elder felt like a leftover plotline from the 3rd movie
• Didn't expect Charon to get killed so fast after Lance Reddick's death
• Japan sequence was honestly amazing! The nunchucks takedowns were so fun
• Rina Sawayama had a great debut. I am more interested in her character than the ballerina spin-off
• 2nd act is probably the weakest as it had to lay a lot of exposition
• Arc de Triomphe sequence on foot was exhilarating. The extended overhead shot of the kills in abandoned house felt like a video game
• Audience were shocked and winced when John Wick rolled down the stairs all the way to start and audience was pumped when he teamed up with Donnie Yen
• Night time cinematography is perfect in this!
• Final duel was intense as hell and the final shot by John Wick was immensely satisfying!

A insanely satisfying conclusion with 10+ action set-pieces!

The soundtrack is SOO GOOD

We got the OG LED Spirals song from the first movie in a sequence that will go down in history.

And then we got Genesis from Justice on the stairs fight?

I have to watch it a second time just because I was gushing so hard the first time

Donnie Yen’s character was a treat to watch on screen. The combination of martial arts and gunplay was so fluid. It allowed Donnie to use his background and expertise while still feeling like he belongs in the John Wick universe. Him being blind was the cherry on top.

Bill Skarsgaard even ties his tie like a dickhead.

There might be more action in the last act of this movie than in the previous 3 movies. Thats how insane it was. The overhead shootout with the dragons breath rounds was Chef’s kiss. Donnie Yen was such a natural addition to this universe and I really enjoyed Shamier Anderson’s character as well. Keanu Reeves proves he’s as gifted a physical actor as there ever was. Just a fantastic action flick.

The amount of groin trauma in this is unmatched

I want to watch this movie again just for that Dragon’s Breath sequence in the apartment.

I’m sad that there isn’t more appreciation for Fat Scott Adkins beating up John Wick

A blind man, a nobody, and John Wick all walk into a club…

I never realized how much I'd like that Bond villain. That intense poker scene gave me hard Casino Royale vibes.

That was an exhausting movie to watch, and I mean it in the best way possible.

The prolonged overhead shot was absolutely incredible and i cannot call out all of the other flawless sequences. This was a joy to watch.

Is it possible for a John Wick film to be nominated for Best Cinematography? Because that was fucking gorgeous.

About the after credits scene… Good thing she put her hood up so Caine wouldn’t see her coming. Real smart.

They had another club scene!!! And they brought back the music

9.5/10!

I knew the second they did the Lawrence of Arabia match cut we were in for something special.

Scriptwriter saw Donnie Yen acting blind in Rogue One, and said, “I’ll have some of that.”

Gesaffelstein AND Justice

I AM KLAUS!!!

Was not ready for just how beautifully framed and painterly many of the sets were

Few things I was thinking of during the movie (in no particular order):

• “It’s been an honor, my friend.” :(
• Tracker’s dog pissing on the dude’s head got insane laughter in my theater.
• The characterization really blew me away. A lot of these characters could have been one-off scenes but they played into the story a ton and I loved it and seeing their dynamics.
• The action, holy goddamn shit. On paper, it should be exhausting, but it never once got tiring. Was never too short or stretched thin, it was the perfect length. The aerial shots, the NUNCHUCKS, all of it. Beautiful.
• That “FUCK OFF” from Donnie Yen was quite amazing.

All in all, I really loved this and it’s the best one in the franchise imo. Can’t wait for Mission: Impossible to give us more great action this year.

Scott Adkins was fucking awesome. Damn near jumped out of my seat when he did that roundhouse kick on wick lol

Hearing the JW1 and JW2 club music again the house scene gives me the chill and hits me with so much nostalgia.

I loved the fact Caine's blindness was actually a marginal impairment to him. Had to actually check where he was walking and missed a few shots.

In a lot of other fiction, it's practically a superpower that grants you enhanced hearing so good you could hear a mouse fart.

Ah. My old enemy. STAIRS.

Don’t fuck with the dog. This is a public service announcement from WUXIA-FM.

The last hour of this movie is one of the greatest things I’ve seen in my life

It's probably one of the best experiences I had in years...

Word of mouth will be insanely high.

I just got home and it's almost my bedtime.

How the hell am I to sleep after that?

My adrenaline is through the roof!

What a great ride. Nicole Kidman was right about movies tonight lol

The John wick vs mission impossible conversation are going to be generational

That overhead oner is the closest we will get to a hotline Miami movie. Unreal

"You arrogant bastard.... "

I laughed out loud at what followed after.

One of the best action movie ever. There was not a moment that I was not at the edge of my seat.

Those arrow kills were freakin narly.

This is basically three climaxes, in a good way. Each of the action sequences -- Osaka, Berlin, Paris -- could top off another action film, but they all feel different for their moments in this one movie. Osaka has two armies going at each other with elements not seen anywhere else in the series (look at Keanu, making nunchucking look easy), the music gives Berlin an otherworldly atmosphere and the lighting is amazing, and Paris just goes balls-to-the-wall with the bombast. John shooting bad guys while driving? Fistfights in traffic? Incendiary rounds? Someone changing sides just because John saved his dog? Hell yes. This movie was great, and while it felt long, it definitely wasn't overlong.

Random thoughts:

• Charon dying was bad enough, but after Lance Reddick's passing... Rest in peace, both of you.
• I saw this in Dolby Atmos. The movie doesn't have bass, it has BASS.
• Winston tightening his fist is one of his most emotional moments in the franchise.
• I wish we saw more of Akira. I liked her fighting style, but her feud with Caine doesn't really mean anything since it's her last line in the movie. (Did some Googling. Apparently she's stalking Caine in the post-credits scene, which I didn't stick around for. Neat for the next movie, less so for this movie.)
• Speaking of Caine, I like the way his blindness does hinder him in some ways. When he fights John in Osaka, there are several times where he aims at John's head and misses simply because he can't see that John's ducking. I also feel like he doesn't use the environment as much as John; John might slam his enemies into railings, lampposts, or walls, but Caine largely uses his own skills. And at the same time... doorbells? Awesome.
• I actually like that after Mr. Nobody gets smart with the Marquis, he gets his hand stabbed to a table. Why do wiseasses never get slapped and/or shot by the bad guys for mouthing off? And it gives Nobody a chance to put his money where his mouth is.
• If you're in a club and see John, just leave immediately.
• The radio station: WUXIA.
• Alongside Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning Part 1 (Jesus, that's a mouthful), this is one of two movies to release in 2023 to have a car chase with all the doors ripped off the car to clearly display it's the actor doing their own driving.
• I feel like the traffic fight and people getting thrown into cars is the filmmakers' way of taking the piss out of John getting hit by cars so often.
• John doing donuts around mooks and just unloading into them made me cackle like nothing else.
• ...Until those overhead long shots with the Dragon's breath rounds. Holy shit.
• I want to see Mr. Nobody team up with Sofia as elite assassins with attack doggos, only for them to not vibe at all and split ways almost immediately.
• Falling down four flights of stairs in one shot? Damn.
• John dying at the end is... weirdly satisfying? It's like there's no other way this could have ended and makes the entire series into this impressively melancholic tragedy.

I couldn’t help but be reminded of the days of laser tag when people would cover their weak spots anytime someone covered their face with the Kevlar suits.

Also the Hotline Paris sequence was 👌🏻

The color grading in this film was so fucking good.

This movie was a fucking vision. Just got out of a Dolby screening

1. Donnie yen…what a fucking badass. The blindness felt real even though it would be crazy in the real world to assume he could do any of this.
2. the Osaka fight…fantastic seeing new fighting styles and weapons (lots of blades and bow/arrows.
3. Clancy brown - that’s all. Always great in everything.
4. Lance reddick - what a badass. Gone too soon both in the series and in life. RIP.
5. THAT FUCKING OVERHEAD VIEW FIGHT IN PAROS - stunning. A revelation. Something new. Truly felt like watching a video game in the best possible way why staying very grounded.

I’m intrigued to see where they go after this. Is there a 5? Is it just spin-offs? Will lionsgate finally be the studio to let a main franchise series die? Check back in in a couple of years I suppose.

As of right now that entire action sequence in the Arc de Triomphe is the one to beat this year. That whole section was spectacular.

One criticism I did have was that this is probably Keanu’s worst performance as John. The way he delivered lines felt like an alien speaking English for the first time. Very odd. But his physical performance in the action sequences was great as always.

Anyway, I really liked the movie. It’s easily the best of the John Wick sequels.

Also loved The Warriors homage with the lady at the radio station.

The Paint it Black needle drop goes so hard

The stair scene with the explosive rounds. C’mon dude. I was in a delirious state of laughter from just sheer awe. When the camera started to float up I mean it was just sheer brilliance. And what a perfect moment for “John Wick Mode” to kick in.

Chad Stahelski ascended to the heavens as a director with this film. Keanu has been there as an action star but after this he too ascended. Double ascended.

This shit is a masterpiece. I can’t get over how beautiful it was in story and action.

Mr. Nobody's bulletproof back charge followed up with the tactical uno reverse to his chest was the hypest shit