Netflix viewers have been captivated by the new Korean revenge film Ballerina, with many comparing the lead star Jun Jong-seo to a "female John Wick."
The action-packed Ballerina, starring Jun Jong-seo, who won the Best Actress award at the Baeksang Arts Awards for her performance in the psychological thriller Call, premiered on Netflix on October 5.
Netflix summarized the plot of Ballerina as follows:
Grieving for her best friend whom she failed to protect, a former bodyguard named Ok-ju sets out to fulfill her friend's final wish: to take revenge.
Directed by Lee Chung-hyun and featuring a score composed by singer and producer GRAY, the film is set in South Korea's bustling capital, Seoul.
The film achieved a rare success on the review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, managing to score 100 out of 100.
Netflix viewers flocked to social media to praise the film. Twitter users described Ballerina as "the best film they have watched in a long time."
One impressed viewer said, "Ballerina on Netflix was so good," while another, expressing their excitement in an exaggerated manner, stated that they gave Ballerina a "score of 1,000,000 out of 10."
Another viewer remarked, "Ballerina is one of the best films I've watched in a long time," while another commented, "I just watched the best film of all time, its name is Ballerina."
"Practically a female John Wick"
Two viewers compared the female lead of Ballerina to Keanu Reeves' retired hitman character from the John Wick series:
Ballerina on Netflix is practically a female John Wick.
Another Wick fan stated, "The female fighter in Ballerina would definitely beat John Wick."
Another viewer who enjoyed Ballerina described the film as a "very solid Korean thriller."
News Source: 12punto
