Review: In ‘The Old Guard 2,’ Charlize Theron and Uma Thurman get half a movie

… found myself wondering how the filmmakers were going to wrap things … in these days of franchise filmmaking, ever desperate for a … step down from the first movie, which provided much-needed escapism … the pandemic.
But the film never recaptures that energy again …

​… found myself wondering how the filmmakers were going to wrap things … in these days of franchise filmmaking, ever desperate for a … step down from the first movie, which provided much-needed escapism … the pandemic.
But the film never recaptures that energy again …  Movie Industry News