John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum

Parabellum marks the most diverse entry into the John Wick franchise yet.

When there are hundreds of deaths, it's pretty incredible that John Wick 3 sustains its inventiveness and sheer bonkers-ness.

The script (series creator Derek Kolstad leads the writing team) is excellent, especially when regular characters such Anjelica Huston's Ruska Roma boss and Laurence Fishburne's Bowery King return to beef up the dialogue.

Buying a ticket to a John Wick movie is like signing control of your lizard brain away to the director, Chad Stahelski, for 130 minutes. Luckily, he knows what to do with it.

Reeves and Dacascos's brutal, climactic sparring session definitely leaves us wanting more, not to mention wondering about a potential Oscars sound editing category for shattering glass.

Reeves is committed to this role. He excels in this genre because of his willingness to push his body to the limit in the name of authenticity.

Parabellum is a fun romp and continues the Greek/pulp mythology set up in John Wick: Chapter 2. In future installments, Stahelski might want to tone down the campiness, otherwise the series will lunge into self-parody.

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum is everything fans of this franchise desired: brutal, bloody, long, loud, and beautifully choreographed fight sequences, accompanied by a decent story that explored, even more, the assassins’ world.

This film is about the consequences of breaking High Table rules and there's something comical about a man in a black suit and narrow tie roaming Casablanca. For action fans and dog lovers, the scenes with Halle Berry and the Malinois are exceptional.

“Parabellum” is an old-school action-lover’s dream, with a body count that easily rivals anything put up by Schwarzenegger or Stallone in the 1980’s. Yet it’s loaded with style and character.