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Danse Macabre
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/13/2025
While it may be easy to dismiss Ballerina as John Wick... but a girl - it turns out that having the man behind John Wick (that would be Chad Stahelski) come in to fix some issues - early test screenings for the film were apparently quite disastrous - turns this from a spinoff into an action film that can hold it's own against the Wick Juggernaut.
While Ana de Armas may seem like a strange choice to play the badass lead, she takes some early advice from her Ruska Roma superior and learns to "fight like a girl" - and whether it's a somewhat alarmingly sharp skate, an axe or high explosives - believe me, she truly utilizes every weapon at her disposal. But her journey begins with a sudden attack, a death and a helping hand from none other then Winston (Ian McShane) himself. He brings her …
