For fans of this unlikely franchise, chapter three is a melee bordering on the mystical and an action masterwork laden with knockout set-pieces that oof! pull zero punches.

...a work of pop cinema so blissfully, albeit brutally, entertaining that you come out of it feeling even more resentful of its multiplex neighbors for not making a similar effort.

...the latest instalment of John Wick makes an art of pain in a way that is curiously life-affirming.

...swiftly asserts itself as 2019’s actioner to beat.

The dust-ups, and they are frequent and grisly, are magnificently orchestrated by director Chad Stahelski and his stunt team...