The John Wick spin-off Ballerina puts some key spins on the assassin action

Polygon.com / 05.06.25

The John Wick spin-off Ballerina puts some key spins on the assassin action

Deep into the action of Len Wisemans action-thriller Ballerina, theres a moment that clearly places the action within the continuity of the John Wick movies, starring Keanu Reeves as a former assassin who tries and fails to get out of the killer game. Ballerina protagonist Eve (Ana de Armas) eavesdrops as her patron (Anjelica Huston, credited only as The Director) meets with John Wick, whos seeking sanctuary and aid, in a sequence seen from his point of view in John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum. All this over a puppy, The Director tuts. It wasnt just a puppy, John Wick grouses. Its a winking reminder of how far this series has come from the simplicity of Chad Stahelskis 2014 franchise-starter John Wick, a stripped-down vengeance thriller where the dude on a roaring rampage of revenge is avenging the beagle pup his dead wife left him, after a gangster (Alfie Allen, rarely sleazier) kills it in a smirking act of cruelty. John Wick still holds up today as a slick, simple kill-em-all actione...
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