The Old Guard

Synopsis

A group of immortal mercenaries are tricked into revealing their secret. Now they must eliminate all of those that know so they can continue protecting the world at large.

Review

I really like this movie. Charlize Theron is outstanding. I think this might be my favorite role for her. She and Kiki, who on a tangent would have been a better Riri in Ironheart, work very well together. You can see the work they put in for their plane fight scene. The rest of the team also feels like a step-up, especially compared to Humpty Dumpty bad guy. He honestly looks like a skinny Dudley Dursley from the Harry Potter Movie Series.

I think what I like most about the about this movie is the story. The idea that a very few people have been wondering earth by themselves for a couple of hundred years, fighting injustice. It makes for a great story. Weave in the idea that they are people of myth and legand that we assumed were different people, and you have a great story. I also think the teammates feelings toward their immortality fits in line with what you would expect, especially if you were not pair up with another immortal.

This came out after the John Wick Series and you can see the legacy that they made on the movie industry. The fight scenes feel and look real even with the idea that they can never die and heal. You have multiple reloads, picking up new weapons, intentional shots, and the use of weapons for an unintended purpose (There is a scene where an axe is use to deflect a bullet, but not in a Deadpool way). Also, there is a very small amount of CGI which helps pull the action forward.

My Rating

To me, this movie was something that should have blown up in 2020, but I think was just surrounded by people releasing what they had since they couldn't film. It is full of everything you want. What I think hurts it the most is some of the dialogue, specifically from the Wish version of Dudley, feels contrived and forced. Lazy. If that is my only complaint than that is pretty good. I am going to give this movie an 8. It is very entertaining.

Parental Rating

There is some language. A couple F bombs, but no GDs. There is a decent amount of blood, but it has an appearance of being dry all the time with one major exception. There is also the spray of blood at impact, but it isn't a massive amount. Lastly, there is ZERO sex. I think that while my Dad wouldn't choose to watch after watching it the first time, he would enjoy it with some complaints. My mom just wouldn't want to watch and I don't think I could force her too. Approved by Dad, barely, and rejected by Mom.

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