Ballerina - Reviews

In practice, Ballerina is the fractured but occasionally genius result of a rocky production history.

...stylish kills and simple thrills.

Reeves and Stahelsky have achieved a landmark success with the Wick series and are now making good on handing the torch off to Ana de Armas as a new principal in the world “under the table.”

This over-the-top action movie might have benefited from less backstory and tighter pacing, but it's still lots of crackerjack fun, full of surprises and welcome humor.

Such is the quality of the John Wick mythos that even a decidedly average spin-off sticks out amongst the box office crowd. 

...De Armas only feels at home as Eve during kinetic action sequences, where her months at the Wick Training Academy have paid off with a lively, precise, and acrobatic presence.

Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves thrill in action-packed John Wick spin-off.

...for most of its running time, it makes Ana de Armas wielding a knife-gun seem like more or less the essence of cinema.

It’s a spinoff that knows why the John Wick series has been so successful, and both effectively follows the rules while adding to the ever expanding world.

A propulsively flamboyant spin-off.

...is at its impressive best when the bodies are dropping.

The fast-rising actress kicks, punches and flamethrows her way through this bruising beat 'em up blockbuster.

...stands tall where it counts, with watered down fight scenes eventually giving way to some of the franchise’s most inspired carnage so far.

...a halfway decent action movie that will suffer because it lives in the massive shadow of John Wick, one of the best modern franchises.