The Old Guard (2020)

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	Year of first release: 2020
	Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
	Actors: Charlize Theron (Monster, Mad Max: Fury Road), KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts
	Country: USA
	Genre: Fantasy, Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 27.07.2020, VOD, 10" tablet screen.
Synopsis: 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.
Review: If there is a hype around this new Netflix movie, I don't understand it. OK it is a nice Fantasy story a-la-Highlander but where the Immortals are few and save others, while avoiding being discovered. The movie is well-made, Charlize Theron's performance is carrying it and there is enough action and violence to please the audience. The bad guy is also very antipathetic as head of a Big Pharma company, something which nobody likes either so it is easy to take sides. The Universe building is nice and complete but a bit too obviously pointing towards sequels. For some reason the movie left me unsatisfied. Maybe I was expecting too much of it. I didn't get as attached to the characters (and the adventures they went through) as I could have, except for the story of the loss of a former Immortal which left me having nightmares. The Old Guard is better than other Netflix failed attempts, but I didn't find it exceptional.
Rating: 5 /10