Charlize Theron is one of the most talented female action stars of this century. One of her standout roles in the genre came with Atomic Blonde. This gun-fu spy movie tells the story of an MI6 agent who is sent to Berlin undercover during the Cold War to investigate a murder.

Atomic Blonde may not have been the highest-grossing film at the box office, making $100 million on an estimated $30 million budget, but it was a critical attempt at a female-led ᴀssᴀssin movie. It got generally positive reviews and helped pave the way for similar movies to be made.

The 2010s also saw Theron play Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road. Her performance earned her praise and awards, and the character was so popular that she got her own prequel movie, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, in 2024. Now, Theron is in another action movie, this time for Netflix. The film is a sequel to a 2020 movie, and its debut Rotten Tomatoes score has been revealed.

The Old Guard 2’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Has Been Revealed

And It Is Not As Strong As One Would Have Hoped

The Rotten Tomatoes score of The Old Guard 2 has been revealed. Netflix’s 2020 sci-fi action movie The Old Guard first introduced the group of immortal mercenaries who have to protect themselves when their superpower is discovered, and others want to exploit it. The Old Guard 2 continues the story of Theron’s Andy and the rest of her group, with Uma Thurman portraying the adversary who knows about them. The cast also includes KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Henry Golding.

The Rotten Tomatoes score for The Old Guard 2 has now been revealed. At the time of writing, the film had a rotten 36%. This is subject to change, as there are only 11 reviews thus far. In a similar vein, the audience Popcornmeter is not yet available. One of the more mixed reviews came from ScreenRant‘s Mae Abdulbaki. She gave the movie 6 out of 10 stars, praising the characters but noting that “The Old Guard 2 spends too much time setting up another sequel.”

What This Means For The Old Guard 2

The Sequel Did Not Live Up To The First Film

This is a pretty disappointing score given that The Old Guard had strong reviews, amᴀssing a Certified Fresh 80% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The cause could stem from several factors, including the director changing between the first and second movies and the major delay between them.

Gina Prince-Bythewood, who has more directing experience, helmed the original movie while Victoria Mahoney took charge of the sequel. Additionally, it took nearly five years to make a sequel. As it rolls out more broadly on Netflix, it will be interesting to see how the long-awaited The Old Guard 2 ends up performing.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes