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 Maddie Ziegler and her friends prove to be "pretty lethal" in their tutus in this entertaining "ballet-fu" style action thriller—penned by screenwriter Kate Freund and directed by Vicky Jewson—which was originally slated to be titled *Ballerina Overdrive*. In fact, *Pretty Lethal* marks the third SXSW festival entry I’ve seen in a short span of time; and while it is cut from a different cloth than *Ready or Not 2* and *They Will Kill You*, it certainly continues the trend of "women in peril kicking ass left and right." Director: Vicky Jewson Writer: Kate Freund Stars: Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Lydia Leonard *Pretty Lethal* features a screenplay by Kate Freund—also a prolific actress—and is directed by Vicky Jewson, best known for her action thriller *Close* (2019), starring Noomi Rapace. *Pretty Lethal* tells the story of five promising young American ballet dancers who, along with their chaperone (Lydia Leonard), find themselves stranded when their bu...