"Ballerina," as the full movie title informs us, is the latest movie "From the World of John Wick," and that's a name with serious prestige these days.
Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves have proven to be a dream pairing for action cinema, delivering a quadrilogy of kinetic, explosive thrillers over the last decade and catapulting any future "John Wick" movies into must-see territory.
"Ballerina," then, arrives to hefty expectations and a big question: With a new protagonist in the frame and a new director at the helm (though Stahelski and his "JW: 4" team did come in for reshoots), will this spinoff deliver?
Well, I got the chance to see "Ballerina" ahead of release and I'm pleased to report "John Wick" fans will not be disappointed.
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