Ballerina (2023) Movie Review

Ballerina – Movie Review

Director: Chung-Hyun Lee

Writer: Chung-Hyun Lee (Screenplay)

Cast

Jeon Jong-Seo (Burning)
Park Yu-rim
Ji-hun Kim (Drive My Car)

Plot: Grieving the loss of a best friend she couldn’t protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friend’s last wish: sweet revenge.

Runtime: 1 Hour 32 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Ballerina starts when Okju (Jong-seo) learns her best friend has been murdered. They spent days together giving Okju calm from her stressful life. Okju is left with a single note to avenge her friend’s death.

Now, Okju must use her skills as an assassin to track down the people who killed her best friend. Okju’s skills see her leaving a host of bodies behind her in her quest for revenge. However, this mission is filled with a host of problems for Okju.

Verdict on Ballerina

Ballerina is an action thriller following a young woman who sets out on a revenge plan against the person who killed her best friend. However, what she finds is a lot more deadly than she could imagine, as she faces a criminal organisation.

This does do everything you expect a revenge thriller to contain. It has a slow build between the big one against the world fights. They work well to show the brutality required for the fights and ends up leaving us cheering away. However, this never gets as big as many we have seen before. It entertains with ease and leaves us wanting more from the bigger picture we are watching.

Where to Watch: Ballerina is available on Netflix now.

Final Thoughts – Ballerina is an entertaining action revenge movie.