Yeah, I went to see it. The first time I've gone to see a Hollywood movie in theaters since Avengers: Endgame. I had basically sworn that off, though a time to see the first three on a free streaming service did provide me with good entertainment, so I knew what to expect, and I was not disappointed at all. Over the top violent fun, "toxic masculinity" abound, and a couple of plot points that just don't make any goddamn sense.
I wanted to like "Nobody," but I don't think there was enough explanation behind him to make his actions make sense. At the very least, his action scenes with his dog were much better than the Halle Berry rinse & repeat from 3. I always liked the "old badass" look Hiroyuki Sanada has going for him ever since The Last Samurai. There is a "strong female character," but she's not a "girl boss that only excels so that male characters are brought down;" she has to play to her own strengths to get the upper hand as she does, and has to struggle to do so. Actually, one of the most impressive things I saw in this movie was a strange turnabout as John is chasing down a fat bastard mafioso, when suddenly, the fat bastard actually fights back EXTREMELY WELL.
No cliffhanger on this one. The story is wrapped up unless they pull some really screwy shit. But hey, it's John Wick, it wouldn't be the first time.
Oh, forgot to mention, the "bulletproof suits" get fucking ridiculous. Like everyone is wearing a formal business suit lined with tempered steel plates. Don't even bother dodging or taking cover anymore, just cover your face with your arm or raise the jacket slightly.
Also- the ugly as fuck Adjudicator does not appear in the movie. I consider that a plus, though it did mean I didn't get to see anyone kill her.
They are made of Vibranium, that is why there is zero kinetic impact from bullets or falling from great heights.
The level 5 flexible armor that everyone makes their suits out of doesn't bother me as much as the multi-story falls or pedestrian collisions with vehicles causing no signs of injury, but none of these are particularly realistic
And I'm still pissed that the Adjudicator wasn't played by Carrie-Ann Moss (Trinity from The Matrix.) And yeah, a scene where she takes a bullet (probably at the hands of the Marquis) would have been nice.
Thank fucking god. That cunt is the reason I stopped watching Billions. They made her a super genius financial guru whose first lines in the show are "my pronouns are cunt/bitch/whore", yadda yadda yadda, typical mary sue shit. I'm pretty sure her shaved head is included in every contract she has, and its fucking ugly, not that her face is any better.
I could almost forgive it if she were a good actress, but she isn't.