⚠️ This film is rated R for intense violence, non-stop action, and a generous amount of swearing. Dog lovers… you’ve been through enough. You have been warned.

Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers shall we?

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So throughout this movie, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is being hunted down after the bounty on his head skyrockets following the events of Chapter 2. This film does not hold back with the kills — and boy, are they brutal. He breaks a guy’s lower jaw by jamming a book into his mouth. He stabs another guy through the eyeball. Then he casually tosses an axe into someone’s head. All before breakfast.

The plot? John must find a member of the High Table — the ruling authority over all assassins — to plead for mercy and possibly remove the bounty. But there’s a price. Always a price.

He travels to Casablanca and meets with Sofia (Halle Berry), an old friend who’s now a manager in another Continental hotel and owns two extremely loyal (and armored) dogs. Together, they go visit a guy named Berrada (Jerome Flynn — yes, Bronn from Game of Thrones), who knows how John can reach “The Elder” — the one man above the High Table.

After the dogs get shot at (they survive, they have vests), Sofia and John massacre everyone and part ways. John follows Berrada’s directions and wanders through the desert until he collapses from exhaustion. Somehow, this works, because then The Elder just appears like a mirage and drags John into his tent.

To prove his loyalty, John cuts off his own ring finger and hands over his wedding ring. The Elder then tasks him with killing Winston (Ian McShane), the manager of the New York Continental. That’s the deal: kill Winston, live on. Reject the order, and… well, you get the idea.

But Wick can’t go through with it. Instead, he returns to the Continental, where Zero (Mark Dacascos), a katana-wielding John Wick fanboy/assassin, is waiting for him. They have an awesome motorcycle chase (with swords), then agree to a temporary ceasefire on hotel grounds.

The Adjudicator (Asia Kate Dillon), an official representative of the High Table, declares the Continental hotel “deconsecrated,” meaning it’s no longer protected. This kicks off an extended third-act shootout between John/Winston and waves of heavily armored goons. The Continental becomes a war zone. Bodies drop like flies.

Eventually, Winston appears to make peace with the Adjudicator by doing something that honestly baffled most audiences: he shoots John. Like, three times. In the chest. Then John falls off the roof of the hotel and slams into metal fire escapes, then the pavement. It’s so dumb it’s impressive.

But guess what?

He survives.

Yep. Not even a limp. John is picked up by a cart-pushing homeless guy and brought to the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne), who’s alive despite being slashed seven times earlier in the film. Movie logic!

The film ends with both of them teaming up to take down the High Table.

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Character Highlights:

• John Wick (Keanu Reeves) – Silent, efficient, and now officially indestructible.
• BTW can we talk about the way he speaks, oh lord the way he speaks. Every line he says it sounds like he’s asking a question or is confused, like for example “I’m……gonna…..buy, something?”
• Sofia (Halle Berry) – Has dogs. Will kill for them. We love her.
• Zero (Mark Dacascos) – Assassin with fanboy energy who nerds out over John while trying to kill him.
• Winston (Ian McShane) – Always calculating. Maybe shot his friend. Maybe didn’t. Classic Winston.
• The Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) – Underground kingpin with pigeons. Ready for war.
• The Adjudicator (Asia Kate Dillon) – Corporate evil in a tailored suit.

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Pros:

• Ridiculous, over-the-top action (and I mean that as a compliment)
• Sofia’s fight scene is easily one of the best in the series
• World-building is expanded even further

Cons:

• The plot is basically: fight, run, kill, bleed, repeat
• John surviving that fall is just… no.
• The pacing is a bit uneven due to the sheer length of the action sequences

Rating: 9.6/10

⚠️ Spoilers Ahead. Y’all been warned. ⚠️

So let’s talk about the ending. The moment Winston pulls that gun and shoots John, most of us went: “Wait… what?!” He didn’t even hesitate. Shot him multiple times. And John falls hard off a building — I mean, it looks like he fell down an entire flight of reality.

And somehow, he survives. No broken bones. No internal bleeding. Just some scuffs and bruises. He’s dragged through the sewers and dumped in front of the Bowery King, who was supposedly cut up badly earlier but now looks fine. And then we get the glorious, meme-worthy finale:

Bowery King: “You pissed, John?” John (bleeding, limping, full Keanu growl): “Yeah.”

End scene. Cue sequel setup. This might be the most over-the-top entry in the franchise… and that’s saying a lot.

Worth the watch? 100%. Just don’t try jumping off any buildings to see if you’re also Baba Yaga.