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Ultimately, this film pirouettes elegantly on the surface but stumbles where the narrative heart should beat strongest. It’s a cinematic recital that, while skillfully orchestrated, fails to hit the truly resonant notes expected from a story of vengeance and identity.

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Fluffy fight film.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Wasn't there a martial arts flick out of Asia somewhere by the same name, recently?

That looked promising, but this? I couldn't make it through the first fight scene (first scene, FWIW) without losing all faith in its ability to come back from its numerous wtf moments. 🙄

[–] zero@fek.xyz 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yep, a Korean movie from 2023. I really enjoyed that movie. If I had to choose between both Ballerina's, definitely the Korean one.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Awesome! I'm gonna go hunt that down right now!

[–] zero@fek.xyz 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think it's still on Netflix.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why would I pay those greedy fucks a single pfennig?

[–] zero@fek.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Haha, fair point.

[–] crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

She was awesome, and it was very much in the vein of the John Wick saga formula of a light story to set the tone and then finishes with non-stop brutal action. I kept thinking, these movies must be exhausting to film for both the actor and stunt people. If you like John Wick, you will most likely like this one.

[–] GargleBlaster@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I really liked the movie. Although the fights had too many cuts, didn't really had the John wick oneshot fight feeling

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

Who cares about reviews. Ana de Armas.

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 1 points 2 days ago

The funny thing I noticed was that she was extra brutal to the Asian henchmen. It was obviously coincidental.