2025 marked a long-awaited return to motion motion pictures for Uma Thurman. Though the actress will not be historically a fixture in main blockbusters, she nonetheless delivered arguably one in every of her greatest and most iconic performances on this style because of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Invoice: Vol. 1 and Kill Invoice: Vol. 2.
Her portrayal because the lethal Bride left a long-lasting impression on popular culture, starting from her recognizable yellow jumpsuit to her spectacular combat scenes. As two of Uma Thurman’s greatest motion pictures, this was the kind of position that teased how unbelievable it could be if she continued to discover this style and kick butt in different motion roles.
But, that’s not what occurred. Within the 20 years after Kill Invoice: Vol. 2‘s launch, Thurman didn’t star in a single motion film, at the same time as she did nearly each different style conceivable. Her hiatus solely constructed up better expectations for no matter motion film may persuade her to play a component.
So whereas the watch for Kill Invoice 3 continued, the information that she’d be in The Outdated Guard 2 reverse Charlize Theron created a number of pleasure. The 2025 movie marks her return to motion, which makes the tip outcome all of the extra disappointing.
Uma Thurman Is Completely Wasted In The Outdated Guard 2
Regardless of being an icon of the motion style, there’s one thing about Uma Thurman’s new position in The Outdated Guard 2 that doesn’t really feel as thrilling or compelling as a few of her earlier characters. She performs the villainous Discord, a harmful immortal who rescues Andy’s outdated buddy from the depths of the ocean and makes use of her for her personal nefarious plans.
Though The Outdated Guard 2 does a great job of creating Discord as an inexpensive risk, the actress merely isn’t given sufficient display time to depart a lot of an impression. She barely even makes an look till the movie’s last act, which mainly simply serves as a teaser for the possible Outdated Guard 3.
It additionally doesn’t assist that Discord is clearly overshadowed by Quynh as The Outdated Guard 2’s most compelling villain. The in depth historical past between Andy and Quynh provides their battle a private edge that’s completely lacking from Discord’s character, whom Andy has by no means even heard of earlier than the occasions of this sequel. She’s the damaging puppetmaster, however her puppets are a lot extra fascinating.
It’s clear {that a} showdown between Charlize Theron and Uma Thurman is on The Outdated Guard’s horizon, however the current sequel doesn’t give audiences any motive to care about what occurs to the villain. The film spends a lot time explaining the mechanics of immortality, spoon-feeding the viewers all the small print they want, that by the point Discord and Andy lastly meet, their encounter feels rushed.
Uma Thurman does a great job with the little materials she’s given, however that is not satisfying sufficient. Her commanding display presence ensures that viewers know Discord isn’t someone to be messed with, and her hand-to-hand fight scenes are very paying homage to her work in Kill Invoice and comparable motion spectacles.
Whereas this proves to be a waste of Uma Thurman‘s motion return, it does recommend she’s nonetheless greater than able to being a star within the style. So if The Outdated Guard 3 would not finally capitalize on her potential, one other motion movie ought to look to carry her aboard.
The Outdated Guard 2
6/10
- Launch Date
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July 2, 2025
- Runtime
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107 minutes
- Director
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Victoria Mahoney
- Writers
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Greg Rucka
- Producers
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A.J. Dix, Charlize Theron, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Beth Kono, Dana Goldberg, David Ellison