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The action is largely overshadowed by the question of who will live forever in a shoddy sequel that takes itself excessively seriously. “The Old Guard 2” opens with one of those violent and extravagant preludes—in this case, the Netflix version, with lighting reminiscent of a Swiffer commercial—that attempts to resemble an old James Bond film: a sequence in which the exaggeration is matched by how little we are told about what is actually happening. Andy (Charlize Theron), wearing sunglasses and dark hair, leads her team—I call them the I-Team, because they are immortal and cool—as they infiltrate a villa full of guards, whom they eliminate in one-on-one confrontations, mostly by stabbing them to death.  Director: Victoria Mahoney Writers: Greg Rucka, Sarah L. Walker, Leandro Fernandez Stars: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts They try to get to Mr. Big, who turns out to be an anonymous guy in red silk pajamas who is destroyed like all the others. This flashy but ins...