Review of The Old Guard (2020) by Tater_Tot10 — 10 Jul 2020

On a scale of 1 to 10, this movie is a 9.7. There is room to improve but overall it hits really well. The actors for the main cast were great. I love the feel of their dynamic. They each play well off each other making them seem like a family.

Also the addition of Nile (Kiki Layne) works really well. She fits easily into the already established group. With the introduction of her into the movie, we were learning alongside her about the "immortal warriors".

Additionally, Nicky (Luca marinelli) and Joe(Marwan Kenzari) were one of my favorite parts of the movie. Their relationship felt sweet, humorous and loving to watch. Joe's commentary is hilarious throughout the movie while Nicolo/Nicky's calm and sympathetic demeanor balances him out.

However, I do wish we could have learned more about them and their lives separately from each other. Nick especially since I felt he was heard less than the other characters. I guess I could say that for the whole cast.

Hopefully, we see more of that in the sequel. Now the reason I didn't give this movie a perfect 10 is because I felt there were too many wide shots leading to the film feeling a bit flat to me.I think the cinematographer could of maybe played around more with different angle shots, color, and/or saturation.

I was yearning for more depth and contrast between scenes. One last thing, they (the music directors) should also work on the soundtrack. Some songs didn't fit which was distracting. Overall, this is a fun movie to watch.

The idea of "immortal warriors" is an interesting idea that almost anyone can be intrigued by. Also the fighting scenes are really another place were this film shines. I loved the fast tempo of the moves.

All of Andy's (Charlize Theron) one of one fighting scenes with others were great.