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Released: 17th May 2019 BBFC Rating: 15 Directed by: Chad Stahelski Cast: Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Mark Dacascos, Lance Reddick, Ian McShane The original John Wick is, in my opinion, an action master piece. With properly shot and executed action sequences and a subversion on the genre which was starting to be saturated with the stereotype of quick cuts and a lead character who you couldn't really care for. John wick chapter 3 sets off directly after the previous film, with a 14 million dollar bounty on his head and all his previous friends turned against him, John must make his way through New York and find a way to end his execution order. This film does not wait to get straight into the action, with the first scenes of the film being John involved in a almost choreographed fight. That pretty much sets up the whole movie, with there never really being a break from the violence. For the most part I enjoy this aspect of the film, with it exploring new ...

Released: April 25th 2019 BBFC rating: 12 Directed by: Anthony and Joe Russo Cast: Robert Downey Jn., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Don Cheadle Before we start this review I will say again, Spoilers will be in this review. If you need to; go away and watch the film then come back when you've seen it. This movie starts off pretty much directly after Infinity War with Tony Stark ( Robert Downey Jn. ) floating in space with little hope, who gets rescued by Captain Marvel ( Brie Larson ). Jump ahead 5 years and all the Avengers are glum because 50% of all people are gone. When Ant Man ( Paul Rudd ) returns they devise a plot to get the infinity stones back and defeat Thanos. If that plot sounds confusing that's because it is, and something I felt throughout the film is that people may struggle to keep up with what is going on, especially considering the 3 hour run time. However for the most part I enjoyed ...