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'Ballerina' Review: A Terrific Ana De Armas Is Trapped In The World of John Wick

Hoai-Tran Bui

created: June 4, 2025, 10 p.m. | updated: June 10, 2025, 5:16 p.m.

It’s easy to forget that the original John Wick was once destined for the direct-to-video trash pile. But then a title change and a theatrical release turned John Wick into a sleeper hit, and later, a cultural phenomenon. The first feature film spinoff from the John Wick franchise, this movie comes two years after John Wick (supposedly) dies in John Wick: Chapter 4 and features a lead character who is totally new to the franchise. With a clunky surtitle like From the World of John Wick, it’s no surprise that Ballerina feels overly indebted to the world-building parts of John Wick. From the World of John Wick: Ballerina opens in theaters June 4.

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