Video Movie Review: THE OLD GUARD (2020): A High-concept Action Film with a Predictable Plotline at Times

The Old Guard Review

The Old Guard (2020) Video Movie Review, a Netflix movie directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Marwan Kenzari, Anamaria Marinca, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo, Natacha Karam, and Harry Melling.

In this video review, I delve into Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Old Guard and discuss the film’s story, its characters, what may have attracted Theron to her role in the film, the film’s predictability, and its action sequences.

Plot Synopsis

The Old Guard’s plot synopsis: based on the graphic novel by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez, “Forever is harder than it looks….

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.”

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The Old Guard Review