Films » The Old Guard 2
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I had pretty low expectations — it’s a sequel after all — but even so I was disappointed.
Charlize Theron was great, still, but most of the other characters were sidelined. Some new characters pop up, which creates some weird plot holes. Those new characters don’t really get fleshed out very well, either.
The action sequences in this feel a lot more performative than in the original. In the original they felt fitting with the characters and plot, despite being visually and cinematographically interesting; in this they felt like someone just put “five-minute long cool fight sequence” in the script.
They seem to have forgot to put the ending in the film, too. There’s act 1, then act 2, then… come back at some point in the future to see The Old Guard 3, I guess?
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