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Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writer: Greg Rucka Leandro Fernandez
Production: Marc Platt Productions
Movie Details: Led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a
Led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile (Kiki Layne), the newest soldier to join their ranks, to help the group eliminate the threat of those who seek to replicate and monetize their power by any means necessary.
Genre(s): Action Adventure Thriller Fantasy
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Production: Marc Platt Productions
Runtime: 125 min
Country: US
Languages: English French Arabic Italian
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writer: Greg Rucka Leandro Fernandez
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Critic Reviews
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Metascore Generally favorable reviews
34 Positive Ratings 75%
10 Mixed Ratings 22%
1 Negative Ratings 2%
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New York Magazine (Vulture)
Bilge Ebiri | Jul 7, 2020
"I watch The Old Guard and try to imagine a new world, one where other comic-book movies are this well made and breathtaking." ... Read full review
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IndieWire
Kate Erbland | Jul 3, 2020
"Despite the familiarity, The Old Guard manages to be both very grounded and very entertaining, a marriage of expectations and twists unlike little else the genre has inspired even during its most fruitful times." ... Read full review
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The Hollywood Reporter
David Rooney | Jul 3, 2020
"What makes this gripping graphic novel adaptation so distinctive is the trust it places in its audience to stay glued through the quiet, character-building interludes threaded among excitingly varied fight scenes that crescendo in an expertly choreographed showdown." ... Read full review
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Screen Rant
Molly Freeman | Jul 3, 2020
"What The Old Guard lacks in well-paced, tightly plotted story, it more than makes up for with compelling characters and slick, thrilling fight scenes." ... Read full review
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Slate
Sam Adams | Jul 11, 2020
"Just let Charlize Theron kick some ass, and leave the thornier moral questions for the sequel." ... Read full review
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Barry Hertz | Jul 3, 2020
"There are a few scenes where Theron is an inch away from completely rewriting the proceedings – she just needs a slight jolt in the right direction from her director, a nudge toward chaos. But filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood never quite delivers the inspirational spark her star needs to unleash such fury, and the resulting antics rest somewhere between spectacle and shoulder-shrug." ... Read full review
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Movie Nation
Roger Moore | Jul 10, 2020
"The entire affair plays as pro-forma, pre-ordained, pre-digested and pre-dictable." ... Read full review
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132 Mixed Ratings 24%
140 Negative Ratings 25%
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TheEmperor
Jul 10, 2020
Worth the wait! One of the best Netflix movies. An interesting concept and well-paced action made it a thrilling ride.
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Maawe
Jul 14, 2020
Nice! Badass as well as comics, It could be more scenes with Andy's axe :D
Can't wait for the book two! :)
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Ozturk2009
Jul 12, 2020
Intriguing extension of the immortals genre. Theron is beautiful, physical and sharp as usual. Big pharma is the baddy which is a littleIntriguing extension of the immortals genre. Theron is beautiful, physical and sharp as usual. Big pharma is the baddy which is a little predictable but otherwise some good plot swings and great action. Some corny and unnecessary scenes like the London scene with no people and then hundreds of suits strolling around the corner. Diverse cast, touches of history And a terrific duet by the romantic crusaders. Excellent soundtrack. Good work folks… Expand
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SoulWarfare
Jul 19, 2020
With more movies constantly being delayed because of the Coronavirus, the only new movies appearing seems to be streaming service movies. TheWith more movies constantly being delayed because of the Coronavirus, the only new movies appearing seems to be streaming service movies. The Old Guard is an American superhero (sort of) movie based on the comic book of the same name. It is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood who I'll be honest I am not familiar with and also written by Greg Rucka who wrote the comic book. I was very interested in watching this movie after seeing the first trailer as the premise of immortal badasses sounds very interesting. Plus it has Charlize Theron who is awesome and Chiwetel Ejiofor who has always been great in my opinion.

First things I will praise is the main heroes cast. Charlize is still pretty badass as "Andy" and very convincingly so. The new recruit "Nile Freeman" played by KiKi Layne gives a great performance as a sort of POV character for the viewer. The supporting cast is also pretty good with Matthias Schoenaerts as "Booker" giving a very conflicting emotion to being an immortal, Marwan Kenzari as "Joe" who gives a very memorable speech while being very romantic and Luca Marinelli as "Nicky" who is quite the witty guy. Every single one of them is quite charming and from their performance alone can give the audience a sense of their personality. Most of the actors are also great in these action scenes and it is very obvious that these actors threw themselves into practising these action scenes themselves.

The villains in this movie, however, is something I am quite mixed about. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays one of the villain "James Copley" who is meant to be more sympathetic and there is a great emotional performance from him in the third act, comes out as very predictable and plain. Harry Melling from Harry Potter fame as "Steven Merrick" who is the main villain for the second half comes out as over the top and cartooney which contrasts massively with the others who are more grounded and believable.

The action scenes are very clearly inspired by John Wick and are pretty cool to watch albeit they don't do anything new with it. They are filmed a bit weird with a lot of zooms and sometimes random shaky cam although the shakiness isn't Jason Bourne bad and are still visible. My problem is the lack of action scenes. There are not a lot which is kind of disappointing and the trailer pretty much showed all the action scenes in the movie. The premise with the immortals which is one of the reasons why I wanted to watch the movie is generally pretty good and utilised mostly effectively but no character ever loses a limb which is a shame considering you have immortal characters. The rules of their immortality is a bit iffy and not completely explained which kind of irks me a bit and feels a little bit lazy. The story is something I am also a bit mixed about. The first half of the movie with it about training a new immortal "Nile" is really enjoyable. Seeing the conflict between long time immortal "Andy" and new immortal was great and seeing their different opinions about life was interesting. The emotional moments in the movie are great as well. Seeing "Nile" clash with the fact that she can't even die or age and realising she might not ever see her family again was saddening. "Andy" and "Booker" talking about their heart-wrenching past with flashbacks to help illustrate it as well is genuinely great stuff. As I stated before but "James Copley" gives a believable explanation to his motive that is very sympathetic. If this movie did anything right then it was these emotional moments and fleshing out the characters. However, the second half of this movie feels like a cliche of superhero movies and turns this movie into feeling generic. They now have to take down over the top bad guy dude from Harry Potter and this is where the story takes a large dip for me. My final criticism with the movie has got to be the soundtrack. It sucks. The soundtrack contains a lot of pop songs which kind of took me out of the movie as it tends to contrast with the scene that was happening right now. For example, they play a pop song to build up an action scene and it just feels dumb.

Overall, despite my fair amount of criticism, the movie is okay. It doesn't do anything revolutionary or make me come out of it feeling something or thinking about something but I did still have a good time. The movie premise had great ideas but might have worked a lot better as a TV show in my opinion. Still, it does end with the blatant sequel tease and despite it all, I would be interested in watching a sequel.… Expand
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ukrScorpion
Jul 14, 2020
Good idea, good actor casting, awesome Charlize Theron.
But so badly storyline... So sadly, i really waiting this movie
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Dfcp
Jul 14, 2020
I have to start by saying I did not read the comics.
Also, being a highlander fan, I thought the immortality theme could go either way. But II have to start by saying I did not read the comics.
Also, being a highlander fan, I thought the immortality theme could go either way. But I enjoyed it, the way it was presented was done in a smart way, making you understand these characters were intended to have some depth. But then it all started to feel like a cliché. Super predictable. The betrayals and twists. The greedy villain with millions in the bank, a mercenary army for hire and zero depth to his character (we needed another one of these right?). The music used was dreadful (low quality EDM really?) and didn't match any scenes. The fight sequences with blades or blunt weapons felt far fetched but I have to say Charlize did look cool holding her axe. The dialogue was also very weak at certain points.
As positives, some acting was good, and you do feel curious about the history and power of the characters. I really liked the relationship between Nick and Joe, and would have loved to see some flashbacks to its start back in the crusades. Felt curious about the character in the flashback, that is dying with Andy and Quynh next to him, but there was no explanation for this moment. I felt like he knew more information about the immortality powers and had been around even before Andy, nonetheless we are left wondering.
Maybe it will be mentioned in the sequel?
Will still give it a rating of 3 since it has some enjoyable moments and I would watch a sequel, regardless of the various moments that made me cringe.… Expand
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Jan 2, 2021
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