The Old Guard Review: 5 Ups & 5 Downs

2. Chiwetel Ejiofor Is Totally Wasted

Chiwetel Ejiofor will class-up practically any movie you put him in, so it was certainly neat to see him show up here as former CIA agent Copley, at least until it quickly becomes clear that there's desperately little for him to actually do.

Though there are some initially neat teases for his arc throughout the movie, ultimately he never graduates beyond being a stock middleman archetype, and for an actor of his incredible versatility, that's a criminal waste.

Ejiofor certainly seems game for something meatier to sink his teeth into it, but it just isn't there in the script, and most of his scenes in the movie are, honestly, lifeless and forgettable. At least he got paid, right?