So, he’s thinking he’s back…for a third time. This May, Keanu Reeves puts on his meticulously tailored suit, scruffy beard, and shoots
everyone in the head. Again. I couldn’t be more excited. And to that end, watch
the latest trailer for John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum.
Oh dang, I got a late start this morning and what happens? There’s a damn John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum (that’s an unwieldy mouthful of a title) trailer to gawk at like a slack-jawed yokel. At this point, what needs to be said about the best action franchise currently on the market? (Sorry, Mission: Impossible, you’re great, too.) Just give this a spin below.
What would a movie about a hitman on the run be without a bunch
of people to shoot? John Wick has never had a lack of targets, and the upcoming
John Wick: Chapter 3—possibly titled John Wick:
Parabellum—just added a crazy ton of actors. The list includes Halle
Berry, Anjelica Huston, Jason Mantzoukas, Asia Kate Dillon, Mark Dascascos, and
most importantly, at least from my perspective, Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif
Rahman from The Raid and Man of Tai Chi
and Triple Threat star Tiger Chen.
A snarky, modestly clever, at times startlingly violent riff
on James Bond’s urbane international man of mystery, Kingsman: The Secret Service is a decently fun watch. It’s not a movie I’ve ever
felt the need to see again, and it’s one that, the farther I get from it, the less
I find to enjoy. On the whole, it ultimately feels like a bunch of irritating
bros laughing and chugging beer. That’s fine, but there’s nothing more to it
than that. But The Secret Service made a butt-ton of money,
so writer/director Matthew Vaughn and company are back with a sequel,
Kingsman: The Golden Circle. And the word that repeatedly
comes to mind is overkill.
