FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK – BALLERINA

Ballerina by name but not by nature. Ana de Armas is Eve Macarro, an assassin seeming vengeance for her father’s death a decade earlier. That’s where the linear, simple plot begins and ends. I could pick a few holes in the story and acting but where this film excels is the non-stop action. Armas k*icks a*s! She unleashes fierce feminine rage and takes down countless foes along the way. As the new John Wick protagonist, she brings fresh energy to the franchise, while Keanu Reeves cameos as the man himself. The grand finale fight scene features jaw-dropping pyrotechnics and flame thrower action, unlike anything I’ve seen in a film before. It’s spectacular. I liked this a lot more than I expected to. Adrenaline-fuelled and expl*sive.