John Wick 3 reactions praise the exhilarating, jaw-dropping third outing

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Yeah, we’re thinking John Wick is back, and perhaps better than ever.

In two weeks we will get to finally witness the master assassin (Keanu Reeves) fight off the army of other master assassins out to kill him after the events of the last movie JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2. A handful of critics and journalists were lucky enough to witness the neon-drenched spectacular JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM early, and now they’ve taken to social media to voice their first reactions.

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The last two movies in the series were critically acclaimed for their sensational, wild and visceral action set pieces – on top of boasting strong stories and top-notch work from Reeves – and according to the first reactions the third outing lives up to everything and more. The reactions of praising the bonkers, off-the-wall action that may literally blow your mind and push the visual thrills seen in the first two movies even further — if that's even possible to comprehend. But according to them all, there's more to love too, including a bevy of cool new side characters, with Halle Berry and her very good dogs stealing the show.

Scroll on down to check out all the reactions, including from our own JimmyO, who calls JOHN WICK 3 "an ass-kicking, ramped up thrill ride with amazing characters."

Our own @JimmytotheO has seen @JohnWickMovie! #JohnWick3 #Parabellum! He calls it “… an ass kicking, ramped up thrill ride with amazing characters that continues to prove that director #ChadStahelski and #KeanuReeves make a perfect cinematic partnership.” pic.twitter.com/hs7GTzBWL0

— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) May 3, 2019

Onto my proper #JohnWick3 reaction: Pure visceral cinema. After the dramatic world expansion of CHAPTER 2, CHAPTER 3 returns to a leaner, exhilarating story chock full of breathless, bone-crunching action and even a few laughs. I was sweating 30 minutes in. This movie RULES.

— Hoai-Tran Bui (@htranbui) May 3, 2019

More reactions! Finally allowed to say that #JohnWick3 is hands down the best of the three movies. Ridiculously inventive fight scenes, lots more world building & great villains. There is a knife fight in this movie that is aces. Also, Halle Berry’s character needs her own series pic.twitter.com/Tp3xWrK82d

— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) May 3, 2019

Some of the storytelling and character decisions left me scratching my head and questioning motivations when I left the theater, but that won't stop me from going back for the inevitable John Wick: Chapter 4.

— Terri Schwartz (@Terri_Schwartz) May 3, 2019

Chock full of inventive set-pieces and brutal kills, while also providing new facets to the intricate underworld lore fans of the franchise have come to love, #JohnWick3 will please fans of the franchise. pic.twitter.com/Pxa30kG11d

— Jim Vejvoda (@JimVejvoda) May 3, 2019

#JohnWick3: A eye-popping, jaw-dropping, show-stopping killer. Extends world-building dynamics beautifully, but also assigns meaningful resonance to character-driven action. Keanu Reeves is perfect, @AsiaKateDillon is magnetic & @halleberry kicks ass. â¤ï¸’d every stellar minute! pic.twitter.com/cIBF61IZK1

— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) May 3, 2019

#JohnWick3 is AWESOME. Some of the action set pieces are so insane you’ll wonder how director Chad Stahelski and his team filmed them. Saying that, the @Halleberry/#KeanuReeves set piece featuring her dogs might be my favorite. Wait till you see this one. Esp if you like dogs… pic.twitter.com/ym2Tn012xw

— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) May 3, 2019

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#JohnWick3 is everything you'd want from a John Wick movie: A ruthless, relentless ballet dance of violence. Not much to the plot of course, but who needs it when you've got Keanu and Halle murdering bad guys, Yayan Ruhian and 17/10 very good dogs. pic.twitter.com/7YUCBFDjox

— Hanna Ines Flint (@HannaFlint) May 3, 2019

#JohnWick3 continues to build on the series' mythology and has some of the coolest action and most memorable side characters of the entire series. I'm not sure about everything it adds, and certain things will be controversial (no spoilers). But overall it's more @JohnWickMovie! pic.twitter.com/Vodcx2nJwE

— Mike Rougeau (@RogueCheddar) May 3, 2019

Oh, and #JohnWick3 is another gorgeous and inventive action extravaganza. I think JW2 is a "better" movie, but this one is completely entertaining and a living video game. #KeanuReeves is once again a force of nature. He actually looks his age, which adds to the pathos. pic.twitter.com/qAojlFhV5n

— Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) May 3, 2019

John Wick 3 is 130 minutes of non-stop visually stunning over the top action. While the story isn't as strong as chapter 2, the action has never been better. Keanu Reeves is AWESOME & kicks major ass once again. Prepare yourself for some truly jaw-dropping fight scenes #JohnWick3 pic.twitter.com/dDG3bHaCdV

— Scott Menzel (@TheOtherScottM) May 3, 2019

I cannot even begin to describe how good the dogs in #JohnWick3 are

— Vinnie Mancuso (@VinnieMancuso1) May 3, 2019

I was lucky enough to catch a screening of #JohnWick3 early and I can confirm it’s all the awesome you’re hoping for! Action wise it’s the best of the franchise with a great mix of gun and hand to hand combat.

Also that Halle Berry/Dog scene ð???ð?» pic.twitter.com/yMwDoeTvBl

— JTE (@JTEmoviethinks) May 3, 2019

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM is in theaters May 17.