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Zusammenfassung
Reviewers say 'Old Guy' is a mixed bag with a predominantly negative reception. Criticisms include tired tropes, lack of originality, and messy pacing. Christoph Waltz's performance is often highlighted, though some find it muted. Lucy Liu's role is criticized for being underutilized. Positive reviews note entertainment value and lead actors' chemistry. Most find the movie a disappointing, generic action-comedy that fails to capitalize on its talented cast.
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In light British mob dramatic-thriller "Old Guy" the London firm of implausibly young-at-heart titular hit-man Christoph Waltz prepares him for retirement by having him oversee / train young new-age upcoming killer Cooper Hoffman (good) on a 'suicide mission' to Belfast - on which Waltz takes along old friend Lucy Liu (also good). Experienced director Simon West aims for an "In Bruges" feel but Greg Johnson's second screenplay (after the decent "The Last Son") gives it no chance of hitting such heights. Not funny enough to be a comedy, but too silly to be a tense thriller, it falls between the two genres rather than rising as a crossover. Passably entertaining - no more.
Old Guy is a comedic reworking of The Mechanic, the 1970s thriller that starred Charles Bronson.
Christoph Waltz is the ageing hitman Danny Dolinski. He still goes clubbing but has an arthritic hand. It means he cannot shoot straight.
His shadowy bosses are modernising. Out go the old timers. In come the young whippersnappers.
Danny has to train the Gen Z new blood, Wihlborg (Cooper Hoffman) who is still wet behind the ears and needs to learn the craft of being a hitman.
They are tasked to kill an Irish mobster, but the job goes south. Now they are the target.
This is a generic comedy thriller that has been done to death in the last few years. The screenplay is anaemic. It wastes the talented cast which includes Lucy Liu who really does not have much to do.
The only interesting thing about this movie is the sheer number of people with producer credits.
Christoph Waltz is the ageing hitman Danny Dolinski. He still goes clubbing but has an arthritic hand. It means he cannot shoot straight.
His shadowy bosses are modernising. Out go the old timers. In come the young whippersnappers.
Danny has to train the Gen Z new blood, Wihlborg (Cooper Hoffman) who is still wet behind the ears and needs to learn the craft of being a hitman.
They are tasked to kill an Irish mobster, but the job goes south. Now they are the target.
This is a generic comedy thriller that has been done to death in the last few years. The screenplay is anaemic. It wastes the talented cast which includes Lucy Liu who really does not have much to do.
The only interesting thing about this movie is the sheer number of people with producer credits.
... stuff! I had a typo the first time I wrote this ... it typed stiff ... which I guess would be a pun ... but even more unintended than the one in the summary headline. Just saying. But back to the movie - with Waltz ... we have to thank Tarantino for finding this amazing actor. Or rather bringing him to the spotlight.
He may not be ... Nobody - (yes I am referencing the Bob Odenkirk movie), but this is still silly and fun enough. The action is decent ... again not close to the other movie ... just don't compare those. And enjoy this movie for what it is ... a Waltz(er) ... of a movie!
He may not be ... Nobody - (yes I am referencing the Bob Odenkirk movie), but this is still silly and fun enough. The action is decent ... again not close to the other movie ... just don't compare those. And enjoy this movie for what it is ... a Waltz(er) ... of a movie!
It feels like either the movie was horribly cut, or whoever wrote dialogues and script was plain wasted. Or both. The pauses between phrases are too long, the dialogues end abruptly, the scenes pacing is way off, there's little reason to what's happening, there's no connection between characters - they just utter phrases for (seemingly) the sake of it.
The main character made look not only lacking wrist strength and mobility due to surgery, but lacking any sort of mobility and agility like he's ninety-plus already. The secondary main younger character is plain insufferable. And it's nothing about the actors, it's how the movie is made - I've no recollection of seeing the actor who plays the younger character, but I've plenty of recollections of seeing Lucy Liu and Christoph Waltz, and as great as they are, their characters look just as abysmal here. So it's definitely not an acting issue.
It's just... wasteful. Decent premise, even if not anything new. Great cast. Good potential. All wasted. Sad.
The main character made look not only lacking wrist strength and mobility due to surgery, but lacking any sort of mobility and agility like he's ninety-plus already. The secondary main younger character is plain insufferable. And it's nothing about the actors, it's how the movie is made - I've no recollection of seeing the actor who plays the younger character, but I've plenty of recollections of seeing Lucy Liu and Christoph Waltz, and as great as they are, their characters look just as abysmal here. So it's definitely not an acting issue.
It's just... wasteful. Decent premise, even if not anything new. Great cast. Good potential. All wasted. Sad.
Old Guy (2025) is an action comedy movie directed by Simon West and it is literally the same movie I've watched a million times.
Positives for Old Guy (2025): Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and the young guy whose name can't remember give decent performances. The action sequences are decent. And finally, the movie does work as background noise for other things.
Negatives for Old Guy (2025): The plot is literally the same old stuff I've seen like a million times before. The plot is very predictable with how everything plays out. You don't remember the names of any of the characters. Things are just happen in the movie for the hell of it. And finally, the movie has very messy pacing.
Overall, Old Guy (2025) is about as generic as an action comedy movie can be.
Positives for Old Guy (2025): Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and the young guy whose name can't remember give decent performances. The action sequences are decent. And finally, the movie does work as background noise for other things.
Negatives for Old Guy (2025): The plot is literally the same old stuff I've seen like a million times before. The plot is very predictable with how everything plays out. You don't remember the names of any of the characters. Things are just happen in the movie for the hell of it. And finally, the movie has very messy pacing.
Overall, Old Guy (2025) is about as generic as an action comedy movie can be.
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsländer
- Sprache
- Auch bekannt als
- El maestro del crimen
- Drehorte
- Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, Vereinigtes Königreich(Shopping Centre, The Flagship Centre)
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Box Office
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 293.410 $
- Laufzeit
- 1 Std. 34 Min.(94 min)
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- Seitenverhältnis
- 2.39 : 1
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