the beginning of John Wick 3 is top class entertainment. The rest of the movie couldn't quite keep pace with that, but when you reach the pinnacle of action fighting, there's only one way to go. With that being said, still a great movie. What a strange universe this movie is set in.
My only complaint is that, as referenced by its title, this movie was basically just one big setup for John wick 4, where I'm assuming he's going after the high table.
My theory about the sushi shop, John Wick fanboy assassins: I believe that they actually wanted to lose to John, or, they wanted to have a true, honest fight with him, but did not want to kill him. I know, this contradicts what the teacher says, that he'd want nothing more than to kill his most admired assassin, but they all had opportunities early on in the fight, literally getting their knives up to his throat, but not following through. Maybe it was just taunting, or wanting to extend the fight, but it just seemed like in the end they wanted him to win. ---