Want to see Charlize Theron in kickass action? Watch "The Old Guard" on Netflix starting this Friday Mad Max: Death Road to Rage star Charlize Theron stars in the action-packed thriller based on Greg Rucka's graphic novel The Old Guard has been well-received and may be one of this weekend's streaming options

Theron plays Andromache, aka Andy, a Scythian warrior who leads a band of immortal mercenaries They have been protecting humans for centuries, using their death-defying abilities

The team is then recruited for an emergency mission, where their abilities are suddenly exposed, leaving them defenseless against threats of all kinds Andy, with the help of new recruit Nyle (Kiki Lane), sets out to defeat an enemy who plans to monetize their power by any means necessary

"The Old Guard" boasts many talents on and off screen Graphic novelist Lucca wrote the screenplay herself, and Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball, Beyond the Lights) directed The cast includes Theron and Rain as well as Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, and Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor

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If you're in the US, you can watch "The Old Guard" on Netflix right now, available on July 10 at 3:01 AM ET

The trailer for The Old Guard begins with Andy introducing himself and explaining the team to newcomer Nile Let's just say we're very hard to kill," Andy says over a shot of her standing up after facing a hail of bullets The trailer also reveals that not only is Nile joining the ranks, but that there are evil forces trying to "weaponize" the skills of the warriors for their own benefit

The Old Guard has received very positive reviews Here are some of the comments from film critics:

The New York Times: "It's a reasonably successful attempt to pump a fair amount of, well, blood into the tired superhero genre

Vulture: "Watching this film, I don't miss other films with shared universes or painstakingly constructed and vigilantly controlled worlds Watching The Old Masters, one tries to imagine a new world where other comic films are so well made and so breathtaking"

Rolling Stone Magazine "For all the sound and fury on the screen, it's the personal interaction that keeps you emotionally invested in the game

Entertainment Weekly "The As the plot hurtles toward a climactic showdown, one can't help but wish for almost everything but the bullets: more conversation, more backstory, more scale and visual wit"

[28] Time: " Not to be confused with the big franchise comic book movies: in its craftsmanship and soul, it has more in common with the 1990s films of action genius John Woo than anything else pushed through the franchise play-doh pumper in recent years If an action movie can be elegant and thoughtful, this one is"