"Pretty Lethal is a film all about ballet dancers actually using their skills to slaughter a string of eastern European bad guys. It's a neat idea, positioning women who might be untrained fighters but who have grit and stamina learned from a gruelling form of dance many underestimate."
"The young women are American dancers en route to a competition in Budapest when their bus breaks down in the middle of nowhere. It's a rare example of an American genre film shot in eastern Europe that's also actually set there too."
"In a turn of events that resembles a less eye-openingly gory and markedly less effective riff on Jeremy Saulnier's fantastically thrilling Green Room, the girls witness the true nature of Devora's operation and are stuck with bloodthirsty goons standing between them and freedom."
Pretty Lethal presents a unique concept where ballet dancers become fighters against eastern European criminals. The film follows American dancers traveling to a competition in Budapest whose bus breaks down. They encounter Devora, a former dancer turned criminal, played by Uma Thurman. The film aims to showcase the grit and stamina of dancers, providing a fresh take on the action genre. Unlike Ballerina, it delivers on the promise of integrating dance with action, offering a more authentic experience for audiences.
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