John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
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The story
John Wick is on the run in Manhattan after being labeled "excommunicado" for the killing of High Table crime lord Santino D'Antonio on Continental grounds. While seeking medical treatment and navigating the underworld, he is pursued by various gangs of assassins. To secure his safety, he must seek out the Director of the Ruska Roma crime syndicate to obtain passage to Casablanca. There, he encounters his former friend Sofia Al-Azwar to find the only person capable of rescinding his status. The film follows his desperate journey through dangerous territories to find the Elder and escape the escalating hunt by the High Table's enforcers.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After being declared "excommunicado" for killing Santino D'Antonio on Continental grounds, John Wick is hunted by a legion of hitmen. He manages to secure passage to Casablanca from the Ruska Roma's Director but faces a ticking clock as his status remains active. In Casablanca, he meets Sofia Al-Azwar and demands she lead him to the Elder, the only one who can grant him reprieve. Meanwhile, the High Table's Adjudicator demands that the Bowery King and Winston Scott abdicate their positions for aiding John. In the desert, John reaches the Elder, who agrees to pardon him only if he kills Winston and submits to the High Table. Upon returning to New York, John is ambushed by Zero and his students. After a brutal confrontation where John kills most of the students and defeats Zero, he reaches the Continental. Winston refuses to surrender, leading the Adjudicator to revoke the building's neutrality. Following a final, bloody siege where John kills the High Table's enforcers, he and Winston are left in an underground bunker, agreeing to join forces against the High Table.
- First release year
- 2019
- Runtime (minutes)
- 131
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Chad Stahelski
- Writers
- Derek Kolstad · screenplay; Shay Hatten · screenplay; Chris Collins · screenplay; Marc Abrams · screenplay; Derek Kolstad · story
- Cast and characters
- Keanu Reeves · John Wick; Halle Berry · Sofia Al-Azwar; Laurence Fishburne · The Bowery King; Mark Dacascos · Zero; Asia Kate Dillon · The Adjudicator; Lance Reddick · Charon; Anjelic Huston · The Director; Ian McShane · Winston Scott
- Genres
- action; thriller
- Themes
- survival; loyalty; consequence
- Tone and mood
- action-packed; violent
- Premise and plot tags
- martial arts; underworld; sequel
- Franchise connections
- John Wick
- Reception
- The film received highly positive reviews from critics, with praise for the action sequences, visual style, and Keanu Reeves's performance. It was also a commercial success, gross1.0.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 73 · scale: 100 · review count: 50; PostTrak · score: 4.5 · scale: 5
- Production trivia
- The title is derived from the Latin phrase 'Si vis pacem, para bellum' meaning 'If you want peace, prepare for war.'
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