The Old Guard 2 [Movie Review]

The Old Guard 2 [Movie Review] | I read that Henry Golding is playing Tuah in the movie. Tuah as in Hang Tuah, right? His poster displays him in a fighting stance, holding a keris. 

You go, Henry and bring on Malaysian flavor!

SYNOPSIS

The Old Guard 2 (2025) Trivia

• Starring: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Matthias Schoenaerts, Vân Veronica Ngô, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Uma Thurman & Henry Golding
• Director: Victoria Mahoney
• Producer: David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Charlize Theron, Beth Kono, AJ Dix & Marc Evans
• Production Company: Skydance Media, Denver and Delilah Productions & Marc Evans Productions

• Distributed by: Netflix

• Release date: July 2, 2025

• Running time: 107 minutes
• Rating: MA
• Country: United States
• Language: English
• IMDb: 5.4/ 10
• Tomatometer: 31%
• Metascore: 46%
• The cast features Oscar winner Charlize Theron, plus nominees Uma Thurman and Chiwetel Ejiofor. 
• Henry Golding modeled Tuah after Hang Tuah, training in pencak silat with a keris and calling the style “almost like a dance”. He is an ancient immortal older than Andy. As the team’s Guardian-Historian, he uncovers the origins and deeper lore of their kind.

Remember The Old Guard? Here's a sequel. 

Just when you thought things had settled down for Andy and her team of undying warriors, chaos rises from the deep—literally. 

Enter Qyunh.

Dragged up from the bottom of the ocean by none other than Discord—the world’s first immortal and resident villain with a flair for apocalyptic drama-Qyunh is back, breathing, and burning with one mission: revenge. Not just against Andy, but against the whole of humanity. Discord, clearly loving the chaos, arms her with the ultimate gift: a plan to end the world—starting with Andy and her crew.

Meanwhile, somewhere far from world-ending conspiracies, Andy and her gang are fresh off a mission, thanks to intel from good ol’ Copley. They return home, bruised but chill, while Andy battles her own demon—a raging hangover. Why? She’s mortal now.

Then Copley drops a bomb—a photo of a mysterious woman who screams threat. Before the team can shrug it off, Nile steps in. She’s been dreaming about this woman. And not just her—a man always lingers in the background. 

Across town, Qyunh makes her move. She tracks down Booker, the team’s exile, and kidnaps him.

Joe, breaking ranks, tries to check on Booker. Nicky and Nile tail him, only to uncover the truth: Booker’s missing and the storm is coming.

Andy, sensing the gravity, visits an old friend: Tuah. Tuah is another immortal, but one who has chosen the quiet life. That is, until now. Tuah drops a revelation: Andy is not the first immortal. Discord is.

Booker contacts the team to inform them that Qyunh’s back, angry, and armed. Andy tries to reason with her, but Qyunh is already too far gone. The pain of centuries underwater has hardened her heart.

Meanwhile, Tuah reveals something even crazier—there’s a theory that anyone injured by Nile could lose their immortality. Hence, Andy became mortal after being stabbed by Nile. And, immortality can be transferred, if one chooses.

A desperate mission to stop Qyunh’s master plan that involves a nuclear plant. Discord splits the team. Tuah, Nicky, and Joe are captured. Booker, in a final act of redemption, gives his immortality to Andy and dies. Qyunh, wounded by Nile, is taken down but not before Nile herself is captured by Discord.

How will Andy save the team?

MY REVIEW

What I Like:  

• I love the additions - Tuah as in Hang Tuah. 
• Discord is evil.
• I think this one acts as a characters building for the next sequel.

What I Don't Like:

• It's hanging! Now I want The Old Guard 3 soonest.

Will I Watch It Again: Yes, I will.   

Overall: 4.5/ 5.0

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