Critics and audiences agreed on it, and now Netflix is pulling it in two days: "The best action franchise."
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Despite being acclaimed by critics and audiences as one of the best action films, the streaming platform Netflix has announced that it will be removing it from its catalog in just three days. The title, part of a series already considered a cult classic , has been described by many as the pinnacle of action cinema.
This is John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum , the third installment of the successful franchise starring Keanu Reeves . Released in 2019 and directed by Chad Stahelski, the film cemented the hitman as one of the most iconic characters in contemporary cinema . Action, surgically choreographed violence, and an expanding narrative universe achieved what few sequels: surpassing their predecessors while maintaining an upward trend in quality.
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The film picks up right after the end of Part II, with John Wick declared "excommunicated" and with a multimillion-dollar bounty on his head. From there, the viewer is immersed in a frantic journey that spans New York , Casablanca, and the desert, while the High Table, the mysterious organization that rules the criminal underworld, relentlessly pursues him.
Highlights include the fight sequences with trained dogs, the visual references to silent films, and Dan Laustsen's elegant cinematography, which floods every shot with saturated colors and neon lights . Both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic rankings endorsed its success, with an 89% approval rating for the former and a 73% score for the latter.
Commercially, it was a phenomenon, grossing over $326 million worldwide and even surpassing films like Avengers: Endgame when it opened in 2019. Specialized media agreed that Parabellum represents an orgy of action. IndieWire called it "the best action franchise Hollywood has to offer today." Those who haven't seen it yet have until Sunday, June 29, to enjoy it before it disappears from Netflix .
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