Spotlight REVIEW Review: 'Ballerina' repeats familiar moves — without John Wick BRUCE R. MILLER Jun 13, 2025 Jun 13, 2025 Updated Jun 20, 2025 0 × Bruce Miller, Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter, says "From the World of John Wick: Ballerina," isn't fancy, but it does get the job done. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina” is a roundabout way of saying, “John Wick really isn’t in this, but we want the crowd he attracts.”kAmz62?F #66G6D >2<6D 2? 2AA62C2?46[ 3FE :E’D D@ 3C:67 J@F’5 D66 >@C6 @7 9:> :7 J@F 9F?8 3J E96 DE286 5@@C 7@C “(2:E:?8 7@C v@5@E]”k^Am Ana de Armas stars as Eve in "Ballerina." Murray Close/Lionsgate kAm~E96CD 7C@> “y@9? (:4<” 2C6 96C6 W:?4=F5:?8 x2? |4$92?6[ H:E9 D@>6 325 56\28:?8 6=6>6?ED[ 2?5 {2?46 #655:4<[ H9@ 5:65 :? a_abX[ 3FE E9:D 36=@?8D E@ p?2 56 pC>2D 2D 2? @CA92? 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