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The Old Guard

The Old Guard

2020

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Charlize Theron, Chiwetel Ejiofor, KiKi Layne, Chico Kenzari ...

5.4

9,067

Fantasy. Action A covert team of immortal mercenaries are suddenly exposed and must now fight to keep their identity a secret just as an unexpected new member is discovered.

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"An astutely balanced blend of involving drama and visceral action. (...) [It] benefits enormously from its intelligence and inclusivity"	POS
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"Prince-Bythewood delivers Netflix’s best 2020 action movie (...) 'The Old Guard' manages to be both very grounded and very entertaining"	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	Even with its drawbacks, 'The Old Guard' weaves some new ideas into a familiar genre (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"[The story] doesn’t feel wildly original, but it’s good enough to activate a lively interest in the characters"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Not even Charlize Theron can save an action movie crying out for a comic touch to match the silliness of its premise (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Matt Goldberg Collider	"'The Old Guard' shows the value of using the formula as a springboard to something better (...) Prince-Bythewood puts her characters at the forefront of the movie instead of a bunch of set pieces"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"A conventional action thriller (...) a genre movie that, if anything, takes its characters a lot more seriously than the audience does."	NEU
United States	Joshua Yehl IGN	"'The Old Guard' is a run-of-the-mill genre action movie at first glance that becomes so much more once you dive in. Charlize Theron delivers an excellent performance as Andi"	POS
United Kingdom	James Dyer Empire	"A disappointingly lifeless take on immortal mayhem. Better than Highlander 3, but not by much (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
Canada	Molly Freeman Screen Rant	"When The Old Guard has an action scene, the fight choreography and Prince-Bythewood's directing is so riveting, it's impossible to look away"	POS
United States	Steve Pond The Wrap	"It goes on too long (...) But the odd mixture of tones gives 'The Old Guard' more weight and resonance than you might expect"	NEU
United States	Odie Henderson rogerebert.com	"'The Old Guard' has the benefit of not carrying the strict, fan-driven baggage of the Marvel and DC movies. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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