La vieja guardia 2

First of, I quite liked the first one. It was not the greatest movie ever, not by a long shot. But it was quite enjoyable.

Here we have a "typical sequel" in the worst kind of way. It takes bits of the original one and weaves it into into a very obscure second part that does not make sense at all.

I was looking forward to seing Uma Thurman again, but her role is actually rather small, not interesting and not very well played.

They opted for fight scenes rather than substance or at least a storyline and the result is just boring, pointless and disappointing.

Worst of all, it looks like they are going for a third part, which I will definitely NOT watch.

Sorry, but as this is a sequel, I have to compare to the first one. And boy oh boy, what an utter disappointment. So many shortcuts, so many empty and void characters. They could have made something good with Uma's arrival but no, just an empty movie. Oh, and the fight choreography is definitely not up to the first one. Also way less violent than the first. And the story in itself is not bad per se, but the way it is shown is just plain déjà-vu. Also, the way some characters interact with each other feels fake, too many inconsistencies.

My advice, go watch the first one and stay at that, you'll spent better your time.

Its hard to make a sequel. The 5 stars is to high of a score. The stars are for the fightscenes (to few) and for the cinamatic side; The decors and scenery are good. The acting, storyline and the speed where boring and pretty predictable. In the first movie the actors had more chemistry more humor it seemed they had more fun. The first fight scene had some of that. The story made more sense. It seemed like bits and pieces and inlost track where they where at times. I turned the movie off halfway it just didnt grabbed or could hold my attention. And the end? The end diserves no stars at all!!. I am very glad i did not see this in the cinema. I would feel robbed. Ow English is not my native language so please dont mind my grammatica.

My god why?

I am a lover of entertainment. I respect the films by what they are. That is why i love(d) fast and the furious franchise, mission: impossible, heck, i loved the other guys and movies like that. And i loved the first movie, the old guard.

But what is this? Half a movie? And so poorly paced, made, no momentum, no passion or ideas.... how does netflix do it? How can it aim and achoe the worst possible outcome?? That is why alghoritms are no match for criativity and art. Aiming at everyone, the please no one. It sucks.

I wish they let writera write and produce good content. Look at Apple. They are killing it!

I loved the first movie. It felt like a proper 3 act story structure. This movie however felt unfinished. As if it were just half a movie. All preamble for a finale. Some parts were interesting and gave context but it felt like it was just Act 1 bordering on the 2nd act of a full story.

The acting was good, the world building was absolutely needed and expanded the world. The movie however had no tangible resolution, the ending couldnt even be called a cliffhanger. I found myself sitting there at the end asking "was that it?" I hope they dont decide to wait years to release the next part of this story. They should have doubled the length and released it as one film.