Ballerina stakes its claim as an ambitious extension of the John Wick universe, blending neonoir aesthetics with visceral action thriller elements. Directed by Len Wiseman, this film promises to marry the

Ultimately, this film pirouettes elegantly on the surface but stumbles where the narrative heart should beat strongest. It’s a cinematic recital that, while skillfully orchestrated, fails to hit the truly resonant notes expected from a story of vengeance and identity.

  • Øπ3ŕ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    1·
    5 hours ago

    Wasn’t there a martial arts flick out of Asia somewhere by the same name, recently?

    That looked promising, but this? I couldn’t make it through the first fight scene (first scene, FWIW) without losing all faith in its ability to come back from its numerous wtf moments. 🙄

  • crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    3·
    18 hours ago

    She was awesome, and it was very much in the vein of the John Wick saga formula of a light story to set the tone and then finishes with non-stop brutal action. I kept thinking, these movies must be exhausting to film for both the actor and stunt people. If you like John Wick, you will most likely like this one.

  • GargleBlaster@feddit.org
    3·
    21 hours ago

    I really liked the movie. Although the fights had too many cuts, didn’t really had the John wick oneshot fight feeling

  • scytale@piefed.zipEnglish
    1·
    18 hours ago

    The funny thing I noticed was that she was extra brutal to the Asian henchmen. It was obviously coincidental.