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Stahelski was justly proud, and bless him for aiming even higher withJohn Wick: Chapter Three Parabellum.
The movie should by rights be a Wow!
But it feels bloated, self-conscious, and pretentious, with long waits between its few dazzling fights.
Evidently, its hard to build on a premise thats basically so vacuous and dumb.
That CGI is an ongoing issue.
That leading man remains an asset, although wobbly in his big emotional moments.
The limits emerge when he tries to emote.
Wick and Sofia are no Rick and Ilsa, Ill say that.
Theres a major new character in the Adjudicator, played by the nonbinary actor Asia Kate Dillon.
The much-delayed face-off between Wick and Dacascoss Zero is certainly up to snuff.
It should be the greatest thingever.
But something is missing.
At that point, Id detached from the film.
I didnt trust it for good reason, as it turns out.
The ending is sour, although I cant say why.
Spoilers and all that.
I can say that the absurdly handsome Dacascos should be a star.
Critics and audiences should be the ones who say, This is a tour de force!
True style doesnt preen likeJohn Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum.
