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The first movie spin-off from the John Wick franchise starring Cuban-Spanish actress Ana de Armas features stunningly choreographed fight scenes

- John Lui

FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA (M18) 125 minutes, opens today ★★★★ ☆The story: In the John Wick world of shadowy syndicates and the assassins who work for them, young Eve's father (David Castaneda) is murdered by an unknown clan. Winston (Ian McShane), manager of the haven for hired killers, the Continental Hotel, takes the girl under his wing. He sends her to Ruska Roma, an organisation that runs a ballet school training students to be as graceful as they are deadly. Under the eye of the Director (Anjelica Huston), Eve (played by Ana de Armas as an adult) counts down the days till she can exact vengeance on the men who slew her dad.

The first movie spin-off from the Keanu Reeves-headlined John Wick franchise (2014 to 2023) possesses all the signature elements—the gun-fu, intense violence and weapons porn.