Masterful Action, Editing, & Elegant Plot -- JW3 IS Next!

Rating: 10/10 (4 March 2017)

Okay. here's the spoiler. Just scroll past it if you don't want to read it.
The dog lives. The absolutely cherry vintage Mustang pretty much dies.
And then, there's all the people who die, but that's not a spoiler, that's the world of assassins.
Beautifully filmed, editing to telescope two story scenes into one (the tailor and the sommelier, well, he's not selling wine, right?) and to meld fight scenes closer, let me just say this:
Once you're in your seat, you can't leave the theater until it's done. So use the restroom first.
Out of the gate the action is gripping. The story line: okay, how do you sympathize with an assassin? Well, that's what this story is all about. If you've ever been in a no win situation, this story is that times a thousand. Especially when dealing with (spoiler alert) an ex- assassin who is now given even MORE to grieve than after the seminal episode in this series (yes it is!)
Training of all the actors including Keanu Reeves for their fight sequences paid off. Yes, it's bloody. And yes, another spoiler alert: there are assassins EVERYWHERE. All hail the mighty smart phone.
Laurence Fishburne's turn as the Bowery King is a humorous yet suspenseful pause in the relentless fighting. Ian McShane and Franco Nero are both elegant and understated in their respective roles as the hotel managers of the Continental and the Continentale. Ruby Rose is the most intriguing of assassins, Common -- the man who gives, and then is given, professional courtesy. The setting among the catacombs in Rome? Amazing!
And the dog is precious.
See it on the big screen. Then rent it, or buy it. Some of the best martial arts I've seen in movies in years. Kudos to everyone, including Chad for his kick ass directing and editing.
Damn.