Ballerina. You can check out of the Continental, but you can never leave. The world of Keanu Reeves's master assassin John Wick returns with From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, the first theatrical spin-off in the series.

In contrast, “Ballerina”—like the four John Wick films that it’s spun off from—is, strangely, far better at story than at action. The first John Wick film is the weakest, because the framework for the franchise was still unformed: a retired hit man (Keanu Reeves) gets back into action to respond to a mobster’s attacks.

Without John Wick at the top of the marquee, the “World of Wick” suffers. Ana de Armas does her best to build a standalone action hero, but the tinkering behind