Incomplete Mysteries of Russia (2024)

There is no aspect of this film that falls short, except perhaps in minor ways. 

I write for a diversity-focused film review blog, so I’ll be honest: I really wanted to like Pretty Lethal. Starring Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Avantika, and Millicent Simmonds, Amazon Prime’s new thriller seemed like it would be a girl power movie about dancers with a horror action twist. Sort of a Suspiria for teens. But with shallow and unlikeable characters, a confusing plot, an overreliance on violence, and cringey dialogue, any fun the movie started out with was quickly lost. What was left was a faint echo of greater horror movies about dancers made before. 

A pop star at Radio City Music Hall gets the opportunity to change herself to save her music career.

Poor Black characters are usually surrounded by crime and violence, while poor White characters are portrayed as noble and hard-working.