THE OLD GUARD (2020)
Starring Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harry Melling, Veronica Ngo, Natacha Karam, Mette Towley, Anamaria Marinca, Micheal Ward, Shala Nyx, Majid Essaidi, Joey Ansah, Andrei Zayats, Olivia Ross, Peter Basham, Nadia Niazi, Mehdi Lamrini, Aanya Hirdaramani and Jordan Holland.
Screenplay by Greg Rucka.
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.
Distributed by Netflix. 125 minutes. Rated R.
Superhero films have become so ubiquitous in modern film that the question is not so much “Should they make an arty, morose and introverted superhero drama with Charlize Theron that will debut on Netflix?” The question is “Why wouldn’t they?”
The Old Guard is not really a typical superhero film, but that’s not what it’s trying to be. It is pondering some deeper questions, developing characters, trying to put the whole idea of the hero lifestyle on trial.
Sure, there is enough mad action to keep the fanboys onboard, but what is most notable about The Old Guard is the silent moments, the deep conversations, the sheer gravity of being given a power you don’t fully understand, nor particularly want.
It has an unhurried pace. It is not all bang-bang action. It is much more reflective. The film has all the time in the world and refuses to rush headlong into genre clichés.
As do the five superheroes here. For their power – or their curse – is immortality. Or sort of. They generally can’t be killed, no matter what happens to them. Shoot them, blow them up, stab them, throw them out of a high-rise window – it doesn’t matter. It hurts them (hurts like hell, it seems), but they will come back. Eventually they are going to die, or at the very least slowly lose their ability to heal, but not until they have lived through millennia and survived thousands of traumatic deaths through the years.
This underground group of mercenaries is led by Andy (Theron), an ageless leader who has been protecting the people of Earth for centuries. She has put together a rag-tag crew of similarly-powered heroes – Booker (Matthias Schoenaerts), Joe (Marwan Kenzari), Nicky (Luca Marinelli). Together they roam the planet in secret, righting wrongs, protecting the innocent and fighting evil.
Things change for them in three distinct ways. They learn of a new immortal, a soldier named Nile (KiKi Layne), and set out to recruit her into their team. They are also ambushed by a covert former CIA agent (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who has joined forces with a power-mad biotech executive (Harry Melling) who is determined to find the secret behind the teams powers – regardless of who he has to hurt or kill to gain the information.
The final change is one that Andy tries her best to obscure. Her powers seem to be weakening, her ability to heal is slowing down. Is she coming to the end of the line? Is she recruiting Nile to take her place as the strong woman in charge of their team?
This is pretty much it. Andy and her team hide out; fighting off mercenaries, private soldiers and killers who are tracking them across the globe. They talk, ponder their fates, deal with betrayals, love and pain, at the same time trying to find out who is targeting them.
Elegantly directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball), The Old Guard takes an overdone genre and gives it handsome nuance. It’s not really a popcorn action film like so many similar films, nor is it a morose and depressing mope fest like some. (We’re looking at you, Zack Snyder’s DC films…)
While I can’t see The Old Guard being the type of film that people obsessively watch over and over, it is a smart and unique look at some overdone action tropes.
Jay S. Jacobs
Copyright ©2020 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: July 10, 2020.
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The Complete Detail Of Fast & Furious 6 (2013) Name Fast & Furious 6 (2013) Storyline Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly gets convoluted also facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty. Detail Of Fast & Furious 6 (2013) Director Justin Lin Writer
Chris Morgan -- (written by)
Gary Scott Thompson -- (characters)
Produced by
Vin Diesel -- producer
Alexander Dostal -- line producer: Russia
Amanda Lewis -- executive producer
Justin Lin -- executive producer
Chris Morgan -- executive producer
Neal H. Moritz -- producer
Clayton Townsend -- producer
Samantha Vincent -- executive producer
Stars & Cast
Vin Diesel -- Dominic Toretto
Paul Walker -- Brian O'Conner
Dwayne Johnson -- Hobbs
Jordana Brewster -- Mia
Michelle Rodriguez -- Letty
Tyrese Gibson -- Roman
Sung Kang -- Han
Gal Gadot -- Gisele
Ludacris -- Tej (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Luke Evans -- Shaw
Elsa Pataky -- Elena
Gina Carano -- Riley
Clara Paget -- Vegh
Kim Kold -- Klaus
Joe Taslim -- Jah
Samuel M. Stewart -- Denlinger (as Samuel Stewart)
Benjamin Davies -- Adolfson
Matthew Stirling -- Oakes
David Ajala -- Ivory
Thure Lindhardt -- Firuz
Shea Whigham -- Stasiak
Andrei Zayats -- Russian Officer
John Ortiz -- Braga
Jason Thorpe -- Snobby Auctioneer Organizer
Huggy Leaver -- Pawn Shop Owner
Alexander Vegh -- Forensic Analyst
Stephen Marcus -- Davies
Magda Rodriguez -- Secretary (as Magda Rodríguez)
Andy Pointon -- Terry
Victor Gardener -- NATO Commander
Sol de la Barreda -- Doctor
Françoise Philippart de Foy -- Nurse
Elvira Tricás -- Nurse
Carolina Pozo -- Nurse
Estrella Lorenzo -- Nurse
Jhony Meñdez -- Santiago
Revil Beat -- Benito
Sarah Yan Li -- Lead Chinese Agent (as Sarah Li)
Lizandro León -- Costa Rica Happy Man
Sonia Hernández Fumero -- Hot Girl
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UK 7 May 2013 (London) (premiere)
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Ireland 17 May 2013
Italy 21 May 2013
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Egypt 22 May 2013
Finland 22 May 2013
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Hong Kong 22 May 2013
Sweden 22 May 2013
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Philippines 24 May 2013
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USA 24 May 2013
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South Africa 24 May 2013
Georgia 30 May 2013
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New Zealand 30 May 2013
Mongolia 31 May 2013 (Ulaanbaatar)
Pakistan 31 May 2013
Australia 6 June 2013
Venezuela 21 June 2013
Japan 6 July 2013
China 26 July 2013
Filming Locations Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK Certificate Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action and mayhem throughout, some sexuality and language Box Office Of Fast & Furious 6 (2013) Budget $160,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend $97,375,245 (USA) (24 May 2013) Gross
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$788,679,850 (Worldwide) (5 September 2013)
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Technical Specs Of Fast & Furious 6 (2013) Runtime 130 min Sound Mix SDDS | Dolby Digital | Datasat Company Credits Of Fast & Furious 6 (2013) Production Company
Universal Pictures (presents)
Relativity Media (in association with)
Original Film
One Race Productions (as One Race Films)
Dentsu (presented in association with) (as Dentsu Inc.)
Fuji Television Network (presented in association with) (as Fuji Television Network, Inc.)
Universal Studios (copyright holder)
F & F VI Productions A.I.E. (copyright holder) (as F&F VI Productions, A.I.E.)
Etalon Film (uncredited)
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