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Charlize Theron\u2019s Netflix sequel The Old Guard 2 is getting no love from Rotten Tomatoes critics.<\/p>\n
Rated R, the sequel to the 2020 fantasy superhero film debuted on Netflix on Wednesday. The official summary of the film reads, \u201cAndy (Theron<\/a>) and her team of immortal warriors are back, with a renewed sense of purpose in their mission to protect the world.<\/p>\n Forbes\u2018Cobra Kai\u2019 Star Who Quit Acting Says She Lives \u2018Like A Hermit\u2019 NowBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n With Booker (Matthias Schoenaerts) still in exile after his betrayal, and Quynh (Veronica Ng\u00f4) out for revenge after escaping her underwater prison, Andy grapples with her newfound mortality as a mysterious threat emerges that could jeopardize everything she\u2019s worked towards for thousands of years. Andy, Nile (KiKi Layne), Joe (Marwan Kenzari), Nicky (Luca Marinelli) and James Copley (Chiwetel Ejiofor<\/a>) enlist the help of Tuah (Henry Golding), an old friend who may provide the key to unlocking the mystery behind immortal existence.\u201d<\/p>\n ForbesJosh Duhamel Talks Netflix\u2019s \u2018Ransom Canyon\u2019 Season 2 Renewal And Why He\u2019s Grateful For Chance To ReturnBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n As of Thursday, critics on Rotten Tomatoes have collectively given The Old Guard 2 a 25% \u201crotten\u201d rating based on 48 reviews. RT users, meanwhile, have given the film a 43% \u201crotten\u201d Popcornmeter score based on 250-plus verified ratings.<\/p>\n What Are Individual Critics Saying About Charlize Theron\u2019s \u2018The Old Guard 2\u2019<\/p>\n Benjamin Lee is among the top critics on RT<\/a> who gives The Old Guard 2 a \u201crotten\u201d rating, writing in his review summary, \u201cWhile it should, in an era of increasingly bloated runtimes, be a boon to have it all wrapped up in under 97 minutes, The Old Guard 2 is a panicked rush to wrap things up, poorly developed and confusingly plotted, a swift and savage franchise-killer.\u201d<\/p>\n Keith Maher of The Times (UK) isn\u2019t impressed with The Old Guard 2<\/a>, either, writing in his RT view, \u201cThe insuperable movie-killing problems here run the gamut from technical \u2014 horrible lighting, terrible echoey sound, utterly rubbish fight choreography \u2014 to fundamental storytelling flaws.\u201d<\/p>\n Forbes\u2018Jurassic World Rebirth\u2019 Eyeing Dino-Sized Opening Weekend Box OfficeBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n The Old Guard 2 also received a \u201crotten\u201d review from Nick Schager of The Daily Beast, who writes, \u201cEven the least violent passages of this follow-up are a tedious drag, courtesy of a story that asks nothing of its lead Charlize Theron and her underwhelming co-stars except endless, enervating moping.\u201d<\/p>\n Among the top critics on RT who give The Old Guard 2 a \u201cfresh\u201d review \u2014 but with some reservations \u2014 is William Bibbiani of The Wrap, who writes, \u201cThese above average, slightly forgettable movies may not live forever, but [Charlize] Theron\u2019s badassery might.\u201d<\/p>\n