By Harold King
October 23 2025
For lovers of high-octane cinema, From the World of John Wick: Ballerina injects fresh adrenaline into the sprawling John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum/Wick-verse mythos while maintaining the gun-fueled poetic brutality fans crave. Directed by Len Wiseman and written by Shay Hatten, this 2 h5 m action/thriller follows the journey of Eve Macarro (played by Ana de Armas), a former ballerina who, trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma assassin culture, embarks on a revenge mission for her father’s death
Fans of the original John Wick trilogy will recognize the signature aesthetic—stylised fight choreography, relentless pacing and a world built on codes of vengeance and honour—but this spin-off offers a new vantage point. Instead of following Wick himself, the film plunges us into the internal workings of the assassin world and gives us a female lead delivering major action-set-piece heat. Critics point out that once things get moving, the second half of the film “is one funny, bloody and creative fight scene after another.”
The film rests on a simple revenge plot—Eve hunts down one of the killers of her father—but elevates it via atmospheric world-building, dynamic assassins’ rituals, and the machinery of the Wick-verse’s underworld.In fight scenes set amid dance-like motion and classical stylings, Ballerina merges elegance and carnage in a way that plays uniquely for the action-lover viewer.
In box-office terms, the film entered a crowded summer but still performed solidly with a global gross north of $100 million on a ~$90 million budget. For action-movie fans seeking something that both honours a beloved franchise and strides confidently into new territory, Ballerina hits the mark: it’s stylish, brutal and fast-paced—a worthy entry into the Wick-verse and a refreshingly focused ride for anyone who lives for explosive cinema. See the Trailer below.
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