Ana de Armas dances into vengeance as Ballerina strikes hard—but don’t expect her pirouette to spin the John Wick saga in a new direction just yet.

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?