Everything we thought the first movie would be, only worse.

Too much distance has crept in for The Old Guard 2 to feel memorable, and it shows. A convoluted, sequel-baiting mess that proves time is not a healer.

There isn’t much of a story here. And though the sequel adds a few new faces, there aren’t many fully defined characters either.

It tries to pack in too much and the main characters don’t get to develop very much.