Old (2021) - Movie Review

M. Night Shyamalan is a divisive director to put it mildly. Does Old go back to his early greatness?
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[@slaprnd]

Mid sized sedan had me rolling! He'd get his ass beat on principle 🤣🤣

[@cameronhalmans3781]

You just perfectly encapsulated every thought I had when I walked out of the theater after this movie, Great review

[@1000000man1]

The reason the parents don't age as quickly as the kids is basically because kids Do age much more quickly than adults. From 10 to 20 you change a *LOT.* From 30 to 40, it's nowhere near as as noticeable.

[@eddiew2325]

Clearly you never saw hasbullah as the lineal heavyweight champ of the world

[@1000000man1]

@@eddiew2325 You've answered your own question. That's due to what he's put his own body through.

[@Reeseballin8]

The hair could have at least grayed….they got wrinkles but no significant hair change which is a big part of aging

[@1000000man1]

@@Reeseballin8 Depends on the person, but if I remember correctly, they *did* start going grey.

[@KiramidHead]

I didn't love the movie, but I liked it well enough... and I totally agree with most of your criticisms. That classic stilted Shyamanlan dialogue wasn't quite Happening level bad, but still wasn't great.

[@theobsidiansimp8626]

Yeah I’m with you. Opening scene (family in car) was especially bad. Everything was so on the nose, he practically laid out the theme in. a single line.😂.

[@treysmith1551]

Yeah was better than I excepted tbh 5/10

[@SlasherInSuits]

I like the happening dialogue, pretty funny.

[@williamcarswell3012]

Same I understand all the issues with this movie but I actually enjoyed it and think it's worth a watch to form your own opinion

[@AntonioGee]

To me thjs script is his worst. Maybe the acting influenced thag opinion but man it was cringe worthy.

[@BEATmyguest31]

Casting the kid from Hereditary made me think “young version of me” was a thought M Night had when he chose him.

[@sidhartheleswarapu]

There was some nice camerawork. And the location looked beautiful.

[@BEATmyguest31]

This film being based on a short story makes a lot more sense now.

[@coreycarnegie5990]

Trailers didn't really do anything for me so was probably gonna give it a miss but damn I didn't expect so much negatives from you lol! Great video as usual Cody, some great laughs and already can't wait for the Hellraiser reviews 😃😃

[@jaysonpressley8642]

Two points, then back to the video. 1: I knew you were gonna hate this just by the face you made in the thumbnail and, from what I'm hearing, justifiably so. 2: I am both a rap fan and spent most of my life in Brooklyn (the dangerous one, not the gentrified one) and, yes, "Mid-sized Sedan" would've got beaten all the way the fuck up on GP. Great review, btw.

[@johnconnor17]

I definitely agree with you, I have seen 22 movies from 2021, and this is unfortunately the first one that felt like a absolute waste of my time.

[@roylowery1329]

Cody this shit was hilarious, buddy! Love it!

[@aceswanson3230]

Imma watch this movie with my mom and I don’t expect this movie to be great but my mom is pretty excited for it so even if the movie isn’t great the experience with my mom will probably be fun

[@alriley05]

Walking around Sam's with my bluetooth in. Just heard you say "Mid-sized Sedan" and busted out laughing. People are looking at me weird now lol

[@ellentaylor6883]

I remember when I saw this with my best friend in theaters. They were literally crying emotionally at the death of the parents in the movie and I was thinking "really?" Because this movie was written terribly. And it was weird because when we saw Wolfwalkers (which became a recent favorite of mine), they didn't shed a tear which was better written and emotional movie.

[@CharletteG]

This movie lost me with Mid-Size Sedan, I checked out that moment.

[@madizzle90]

One positive I got out of this was the little boy who played the young version of Trent. I got some laughs from him.

[@alanmagana4956]

Great review Cody. Looking forward for M Night ranking.

[@jermainehaslam5634]

Signs is my favourite film of his that he's done, that movie scared the shit out of me when I was a kid and great review Cody!

[@mr.intamin1081]

that movie is a MASTERPIECE. love it.

[@tbranson9543]

The only thing this film achieved was, it is a film.

[@cherrypickingcards2413]

Love the Freddy tshirt!!

[@distinguishedflyer]

Saw the trailer when I saw the Quiet Place sequel; with an interesting concept and a really good cast, I had hopes for this one. Unfortunately everyone whose opinion I trust has so far panned it. A pity, since this seemed like something Shyamalan could really make work.

[@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL]

I really want him to make a sustained comeback… but if it sux it sux

[@EnchantedTooWell]

Your videos genuinely make my day😂😂

[@yeetdaed2087]

When my wife and I watched it we couldn't stop laughing at the rapper's name being "Mid-sized Sedan".

[@jondoe8804]

You know it’s bad when he’s done with the positives at 2:30 in a 14 min video

[@michaelfarrer3044]

Just like you said, I was a huge fane of M. Nights first few movies {Signs is still a personal favorite) and then his last 3 have been very good as well. I’m still gonna see this but I was really hoping he was gonna knock this out of the park. It’s such a unique concept. He really could have killed it. I still have hopes though.

[@CriticalFangirl]

I legitimately screamed at the screen at the third act "OH MY GOD JUST END"

[@JoaquinGonzalezSmilingalways]

Wow! Lol 😂

[@Thathorrorguy12FU]

Sounds like I would be screaming this before the second act. I'mma pass on this one.

[@erika8214]

I love your T-shirt!

[@kevinschmitt4050]

If the girl’s belly is growing while the dude is makin’ an over the top sponge face then I’m on board. If you’re going to go creepy, you should go really creepy

[@zacharychapman6691]

I can't believe you uploaded an old review instead of a new review.

[@filmpositive6601]

I honestly haven't fully enjoyed an M. Night film since Unbreakable. With that said, I really dug Old. It has all of Night's trademark problems, but they worked for me this time to create a fun weird tone. It's more intentionally funny than most seem to feel. I didn't expect much and was pretty entertained.

[@vgovger4373]

This is why they give Oscars for screenplay adaptations.

[@nukritik2933]

0:11 - I knew you'd catch us off guard like that🤣🤣🤣

[@angelsosa339]

I just finished watching the movie. For the most part, i agree with you. However, its DEFINITELY not his worst movie hes made lol. All in all, its an ok film.

[@spirituallyconscious7774]

This film is very bad tho

[@angelsosa339]

@@spirituallyconscious7774 yes i agree

[@mediamaniac898]

I agree with your assessment, man. I got a screener for it, and so I'm glad I didn't waste my money...but the theater was downtown, so that's 3-1/2 hours of my life I'll never get back. I am always apprehensive of Shyamalan, because I have been burned by him WAY too much. I liked or loved Split, The Visit, Signs, Unbreakable, and The Sixth Sense. I even appreciate SOME OF The Village. Believe me when I say that this is far from his worst, and I thought that the teenage daughter and son characters did the best with the material they were given, but the dialogue and delivery was so awkward that everyone in my audience (including me) were laughing too often at unintentionally funny scenes/moments. No pun intended, but the concept got real old real fast in that last hour, as more and more people died. But the surgery and pregnancy scenes, as well as the cave scene, were pretty well-done body horror. The Dominican Republic locale was beautiful, too, but that's about all the good I have for this depressing and disturbing waste of time. Claustrophobic thrillers like Alien and Jaws clearly inspired this concept, but those were FAR superior. And I predicted the twist, more or less, at the beginning of the movie, and was about 80% right, sadly.

[@heisenb3rg]

The 🐐 has spoken

[@Cytron1515]

I understand where Cody is coming from and I do agree with him on many of the cons. However, I, for one, enjoyed the big plot twist towards the end. To me id kinda saved the movie from being all out bland. I made most of what was happening made sense and I really understood the whole concept better.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

This seems to be everyone's view on the movie, and dammit, I was hoping Shyamalan was on a comeback path. I really enjoyed Split and Glass.

[@bathtubbarracuda6275]

Well I guess with M. Night you never know what you’re gonna get. Had high hopes for this since I love his new show “Servant” on Apple plus.

[@alucard2010]

I would still see it

[@mayzo51184]

I really have enjoyed that show too. I do want to see this movie but I'll probably wait now until it comes out on demand or something.

[@alucard2010]

@@mayzo51184 why?

[@aydenvavra2153]

Mid-Sized Sedan 😂🤣😂🤣 that’s a great name for a rapper lol 😂

[@bradheath5167]

Great review man. Totally agree, the writing was ATROCIOUS.

[@jeanpaulmichell7243]

Love the shirt. Think I'll pass on the movie.

[@MJistheway]

What is the shirt from if you don't mind me asking ?

[@jeanpaulmichell7243]

@@MJistheway Nightmare on Elm st 3: Dream Warriors. The Freddy Worm scene.

[@jasoneubank514]

i agree with everything that Cody said about this movie I watch Old last night and it's one and done.

[@DesiSJ]

After the Village I stopped going to the theater for him because he was SO hit or miss. I did really enjoy the visit but he had so many where I felt like he threw a twist in for the sake of having a twist that I just kinda stopped trusting him as a film creator. I will see this for free whenever I see it.

[@SlasherInSuits]

The concept is cool, wasn’t too bad. I liked it. Village was worse, but I think the happening is one of my favorite m night movies. If this had some carnage it feels like it was edited for tv, like there’s some good gore to be had. No spoilers but it had some body horror but it seems held back.

[@TG5455]

My favorite moment in this review is with Cody's seizure and then doing some 10 out of 10 Acting in the dining hall. 😆

[@Lacey0312]

Had me cracking uppppp 😅

[@TG5455]

@@Lacey0312 I'm with you on that. I couldn't stop laughing when I saw it.

[@elisonbonell2584]

It was the logistics for me. The concept was very interesting and I like the overall meaning that we should be more appreciative of the time we get when alive, but there were so many loop holes that just left me scratching my head! First of all: If one can never leave that beach, how did they get the resources from it to make the medications? Second of All: As Cody mentioned, how is it that the kids aged so fast yet the adults stayed basically adults, meanwhile the old lady died short after arriving on the beach. Third of all: How did these people get to even find out about this beach if one can NEVER leave said beach. The list goes on, but they're not worth mentioning. Everyone, just skip this movie lol

[@bryanrizzo9377]

Not as good as 6th Sense and his earlier films but I still enjoyed it. There's hardly anyone I know acting in this movie accept for the director Shamylan himself who makes an appearance just like he does in some of his previous films and Ken Leung is one of the guys who get killed off. If u don't remember who he is he played the main villian with the yellow hair in the first Rush Hour film.

[@25cookiemonster]

I just subscribed because I see you are a Nightmare on Elm Street fan. :)

[@chrishouston3566]

Dude I love that shirt. I have to have one now lol

[@Ramblingmovietakes]

I had a bad feeling about this movie from the get go , figured I would see it when it goes to VOD but I don’t even wanna rent it for 6 bucks now.

[@aqualiens4080]

Phew...unfortunately I figured this film would be dead on arrival. At least for how I felt about it, I was right. Like many, my relationship with Shyamalan is rocky at the best of times. I watch films like Unbreakable/Split/Glass and the Sixth Sense - which were incredible movies - and I think he may have a shot at redemption. But then I watch stuff like Old, and I even remotely hear about The Last Airbender (still never seen it, and I don't ever plan to) and I think to myself, "who keeps letting this dude make movies?!". And you hit the nail on the head beautifully. All these years I've been trying to put his style of filmmaking into words and you did it: the dude should be making episodes of something, and not full-length motion pictures. His style and concepts would be vastly more suited to 30-minute episodes of Twilight Zone/Outer Limits/Tales From The Dark Side/etc.

[@georgekokkinos6636]

Cody, love your t-shirt! Can you please message back with a link of where you got it from?

[@joshuadanreesman]

This movie is not about the value of life per se. It's not about age. It's about victims we don't like to think about. It has a powerful message most miss.

[@rustyperry9414]

After seeing After Earth, Lady in the Water and The Last Airbender, I have a feeling you will still think Old is his worst film.

[@naybur74]

i read somewhere that he goes on first drafts, and it looks like most of his movies suffer from that, i like unbreakable, and sixth sense, but if it was because of all the hype and expectation after sixth sense to keep doing those level of movies he certainly keeps missing his mark, we have wanted more and all we get are duds.

[@alucard2010]

You heard wrong🙄

[@AgesofFilm]

Wow, wasnt expecting a negative review for this one. I understand where you're coming from and I think some of your points were valid and I felt the same way but they didnt drop the film down to 1 star. As a slasher fan, I'm sure you're well aware that most of the films have characters that serve no purpose to the story, and are only there to be killed off.... but I dont here you dropping those films to 1 star. I dont think the acting was nearly as bad as you're making it out to be, I think the actors did show emotion, and I think the damage and trauma of what the kids and even the parents experienced was shown. The film wasnt about pacing or climax or anything like that... the movie itself played out the way the script and story was told... in a fast pace, rapid method, which is a reflection of the story of losing time, the pace matched the theme of the story. Not every movie has to be made the same way, with the best pacing and climatic structure. Shoot, Quentin Tarantino did thinks completely different with Pulp Fiction in the structure of that film... but I dont here you criticizing him for it. Overall I think it was a good film, the story has a message and that counts for something for me, more than one star at least. I do see the flaws, some you mentioned but none of them were so bad that they made this a one star film. I respect your opinion and review on this one, I would just strongly disagree. I gave it 3 stars.

[@bobhollywood4093]

The baby wasn't stillborn...

[@AliFrankTheTank]

M Night dropped another “The Happening” ? 😭😭

[@rexfellis]

I honestly didn't even know about this movie until I got the notification for your review. I doubt that I'll be checking it out. As far as the 3 movies you mentioned that you haven't seen...I thought Lady In the Water was ok, not good, but ok. After Earth was complete and utter garbage, IMHO. And finally, I refused to watch The Last Airbender, so I can't give any personal insight on that one. I am on your side with the Glass argument, though, I thought it was a pretty damn good movie, and a satisfying end to the trilogy. Thanks for the video!

[@iBe_Sarah]

The graphic novel is maybe 70 pages and only encapsulates all of the beach scenes. Everything else was made for the movie. It's funny that the original story is a graphic novel because it is a GRAPHIC novel. I really liked this movie when I saw it in the theatre because I really like the concept. Whenever it comes out online to watch, I'll watch it again and see if my opinion changes. The kid giving birth thing was in the book. But the baby didn't die. It aged like any other baby to toddler to kid. I know they had to make it more interesting for the movie, but I think keeping the baby alive would've been more interesting than it dying and the girl carrying around a blanket of bones.

[@PM-xj5fp]

I watched this movie for the first time last night. The only “take away” I got was possibly a message to spend time with ur family esp ur kids as much as u can cause a blink of an eye, they will be older. Sure. However, I don’t think that’s the point he was trying to drive. I literally fell asleep half way in and had to force myself to stay awake. I hate that I have to rewatch bc I missed the ending but I don’t think I’m missing much. Having said that, the reason why the scene with the two kids is so confusing is bc they are “apparently” aging but still have 6 year old mentality…so then why wld they be intimate with eachother? 6 year olds don’t think to experiment in this way so thats why that scene made no sense to me and unnecessary. That’s just one example of the concept not very well thought out. If someone has an explanation for that I’d be interested to hear it cause I missed the ending I just couldn’t keep my eyes open. Pls don’t make me have to rewatch lol

[@ericstuthman2019]

love that t-shirt!

[@obi-wanjabronii]

The teaser running on socials genuinely got me quite into this film, but clearly it's the concept that resonates, not the movie

[@G.F.Browning]

I personally thought the films idea couldve been done better but I dont think the film was terrible but it definitely wasnt good. Its just a film you could throw on and turn your brain off for a bit. I also agree with Cody that the ending could've come sooner and imo they should've switched the ending to make it more ambiguous

[@nickdorenkamp959]

I saw OLD on Saturday and if I'll say this...at least it's not snake eyes bad. No I'm serious the theater I went to was giving away posters for Black Widow and Snake Eyes (both of which I have yet to watch) and about 40 minutes before the previews before OLD started I sat in the theater wondering how does a movie have a badass poster and winds up with what said movie from what I heard wound up being.

[@justaguy7230]

Yeah, he M night lost me for good with Glass. I liked split and the visit, but Glass just had a stupid premise, like we already know they have powers, there were 2 movies about. Such a waste. I'll be skipping this one too. Thanks for the heads up. P.s. love the shirt!

[@asterix1912]

What!? Glass is amazing!!

[@wyattparnell2412]

This is actually my first review of urs I disagree with u. I actually enjoyed this movie, I didn’t like the ending much but I wouldn’t say it was anywhere near the worst film. But hey that’s why I like watching reviews I like to see others opinions.

[@GGGeraldson]

Great review! Can you please tell us where you got that ultra cool shirt?

[@davidcottone2700]

I was gonna choose between this and snake eyes but since both were not well received I'll just stay home

[@JoaquinGonzalezSmilingalways]

Agree. Same thoughts.

[@NP31330]

I have to say i did enjoy this movie. It wasn’t his best work but i did like. That said, i do believe this would have been better suited as a episode of Black mirror.

[@thebarky1988]

I actually liked the movie. To be honest I agree with what you said. Sometimes I watch movies just to relax. The concept was good but some of the characters were off.

[@BigBrianBruce]

i did like the film, and i see the issues but to me i liked the way it was shot and i felt it was a good film not perfect. I wasn't surprised by the "twist" because I felt it was going to happen knowing his style of directing, I would put it in my top 5 films as I was engaged through the whole film with the dialogue and shooting style of the film.

[@hunterdean4766]

The audio for this video is jacked.

[@CodyLeachYT]

Must be on your end. I hear no issues.

[@blackrb123ryan]

If Old wanted to tell a story about how life is precious, than don’t set characters on a desert island and their dying fast. Stranded on a island and aging fast is a recipe is a action survival movie like Predetors.

[@DontDoSadness91]

The idea gave me something to think about and to cherish life and to chill with toxicity and arguments. I enjoyed that take away. I would put this down there with The Happening. I might have laughed harder watching this though and great Adam Sandler comparison!

[@PabloCubaBrown1997]

I think that for me as a person who disliked split and glass this was better, not great but an improvement on the delivery of a concept in part. The twist made my eyes roll the least of the last 3

[@barebones4054]

Was hoping that M. Night Shyamalan would make a comeback this time around, but man all these negative reviews aren't promising. Might skip this one, as it wasn't really appealing to me in the first place. Great review!

[@POKEMONPEARL2009]

That's my thing too is that only people who actually do age are the kids. You really don't see the adults change that much....which I don't understand. Like was there a budget or something on make up? Idk, I was excited...but kinda disappointed and frustrated with this movie.

[@mattalexander1978]

I'm watching it now on HBO/MAX...the dialouge is abysmal. If Rufus Sewall can't figure out what movie Jack Nicholson and Brando were in I want my 9.99 back.

[@wasabi-in-my-eye3134]

If the hotdog loving dude from happening was included in this movie with those same lines .... he would fit right in ... and not in a good way.

[@madmoviekid]

“You like hotdogs, right?”

[@MrBoyYankee]

I just came on the scene to say... "HEY CODY!!! 👋"

[@leonardoramos5645]

I just finished watching this in theaters lol, I only had to pay 5 dollars so why not see it!

[@tristanmireles8994]

are u gonna see the new snake eyes movie

[@charlotteryan9140]

I just finished watching this movie and i gotta say it isn’t the worst movie I’ve ever seen but definitely is not the best. I’d never really heard of this director so going into it, I didn’t have any expectations. I personally think the one thing I could say to sum up this movie would be that it was a potentially great concept but was executed pretty poorly. I think that the concept of the movie that he created could’ve turned out to be amazing and he could’ve created a much better movie than he did. I just think it didn’t have the best dialogue and honestly, I’m not sure if this was because of the dialogue, the acting didn’t seem great either. I’m not at all saying that only well known actors/actresses are good at acting, but some of the actors/actresses in this movie could’ve done better. This also could totally have been the dialogue’s fault so no one get mad at me. There was something off about the movie the whole time and I can’t think of what it was. It’s on the tip of my tongue but I am just really not sure right now. I also think there were a couple holes in the plot and the ending could’ve turned out wayyyy better. I wish he had set it up in a way where the end would be a huge twist because my favorite is when i leave a movie theater going holy shit and being in total shock after watching a movie twist ending. This movie, while it did have a unique and interesting ending, didn’t leave me in awe, but rather had me a little confused and let down. Once again, I wish he had set it up where it would’ve been more of a shock to viewers instead of just an explanation. I’m gonna stop now or else I’ll just keep going forever, but overall, it wasn’t a terrible movie so I’d probably give it a 6/10. The storyline was sort of there and it was a good concept for a movie but it would have been perfect if he had just executed it better :)

[@Nighthawk-ex2ep]

Nobody grows long hair, beards, nails. They would also die of dehydration and hunger within seconds due to years worth of lack of water, and nutrients

[@Bobbypinker]

Your T-shirt is amazing. I realy enjoyed the movie, but I agree with your criticisms. But I loved the frenetic pacing, it was supposed to be life sped up super fast, so the pacing mirrored that, it made logical sense to me. The movie was batshit for like 80 minutes straight. That was super entertaining for me. No time to dwell. I also thought it was pretty funny in the right spots; it gets that it's a batshit premise and injects laughs throughout. Midsize Sedan is the funniest rapper name I've heard in years.

[@robertkinler7294]

Cody help me out here that could be the best shirt I've seen you wear yet where did you get that

[@tonylarson300]

I watched this last night and I actually liked it

[@cylehendricks8892]

I agree the dialogue stuck out like a sore thumb and is my biggest gripe with the film. That, and the acting is just “okay”. Overall I enjoyed the film, interesting concept, that kept me in from start to finish. I give it 3/5.

[@spirituallyconscious7774]

Acting was very bad as well

[@radscodyp1233]

Yeah, I saw this movie last night, and tbh, it was pretty damn boring. I checked my phone AT LEAST 4 times, and I just was not invested at all with any of the characters. It was just so poorly paced and badly acted. I will never watch this again, so I give it a 2.5/10.

[@ezioauditore6038]

This movie was a fever dream.....Great premise but terrible in nearly every other way but I was never bored watching it - I was stunned and fascinated by it...I was wondering if it was a parody or comedy or something lol

[@BennyHarassi]

"I actually liked glass" stopped listening there

[@CodyLeachYT]

Go back to the echo chamber

[@aarongilmore1254]

I actually liked this film except for the twist that was a big FU too big Parma at the end. If there had not been the twist and it had jyst ended with tyre cistern escaping. .. It would have been better.....i just wish FOR ONCE M. NIGHT could stick the landing and not do a twist and just have a clear resolution... PLEASE GOD!. And Cody , Click was depressing and I don't recommend it to ANYONE... yet I see ur punt here... So that's bad

[@pabulum28]

I agree with you totally here; the end of the film was like the end of LOTR Return Of The Effing King when it came to Cripes Is This The Real End Yet (and usually I don't consider points at which a film could have ended sooner, but here it was like unavoidable), and the main boy/man was insufferable to the point that he made the rapping main kid from The Visit endearing. "Lead by actions, Mom." --A line from the main kid in the first few minutes of Old which makes you want to punch his head off I understand that maybe that was some kind of thing like the kid is wise beyond his years or some shit so it's consistent with the ages-being-off motif of the film, but it still didn't remove the fact that it made him annoying as all eff. Also, and SPOILERS sort of here The ending was too Scooby Doo and might have been more entertaining if it ended a little more sinisterly.

[@liam03talksmovieswaytomuch]

Great review mr Cody leach

[@brianshorrorcorner9890]

I liked the movie a bit more than you, but I can understand where you are coming from regarding several problems that the movie has

[@treysmith1551]

I def agree with you about the end like all that stuff and the twist I hated but I liked some of the other stuff. 5/10

[@davidbrewer6294]

He’s a film maker that thinks out of the box and I personally like that

[@spirituallyconscious7774]

Nah this movie is terrible

[@hunt7524]

I LOVED THIS MOVIE!!!!

[@BEATmyguest31]

I wanted this to be great 😔