How prescient Lulu's 1969 Eurovision winner, Boom-Bang-a-Bang was, when it comes to dealing with action film sequels. Because that's what so many of them do, just add more booms and bangs to their predecessors. The Old Guard was a product that really didn't deserve a continuation, being a pot of ripped-off ideas, mainly from Highlander, but apparently that wasn't enough to stand in the way of milking a cash cow for more. So, Charlize Theron and her crew of immortals must foil the plot of the first ever immortal to kill them all, and this naturally means lots and lots of gunplay and the standard unfeasible martial arts. Sure, the action sequences are competently constructed, but take them away and there's really nothing left.
4/10
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