Before we go further, some clarification on where this film fits into the timeline. Let’s forget (for now) that there was a John Wick 4, because the events of “Ballerina” take place during the third movie. So, erase from your mind whatever huge, life-altering thing may or may not have happened in the last film. OK?

The fighting in the John Wick movies is so intricately choreographed that it may fairly be described as balletic, so why not go one step further and call the spinoff “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina”?

If Keanu Reeves’ John Wick is modern action’s heir apparent to Buster Keaton, then Ana de Armas’ Eve Macarro may be its Jackie Chan. Series creator and mastermind Chad Stahelski has been anything but shy in sharing his affinity for Old Stone Face,