Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)
3/10
Jason Statham
Aubrey Plaza
Josh Hartnett
Hugh Grant
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Here’s a movie you should only
watch if you’re suffering from insomnia. It’s as predictable as they come,
never bothering to try something new. Instead, it sticks to a straight,
uninspired line, and whenever it tries to pull a surprise, all it managed to do
was draw a yawn from me. This was supposed to be an action-thriller-comedy, but
instead, it turned out to be a boring explosion-fest.
The movie feels like a complete
waste of time, wasted minutes spent creating it, wasted acting, and wasted
directing. It seemed like Ritchie just wanted to get the whole thing done and
over with.
There were so many things in this
movie that didn’t add up. The one that stands out for me is the way the bad guy
seems to constantly show up as a thorn in everyone’s side at every turn begs
the question: how?
The main premise of the movie is
to showcase a criminal who acts as the middleman behind many of the cruelest
operations around the world, profiting billions from the death of millions.
This character, played by Hugh Grant, is portrayed in the most unsophisticated
and lackluster way imaginable. Perhaps the attempt to inject some comedy into
his character led to this, but it was more nauseating than intriguing. Frankly,
it wasn’t fun to watch.
The plot revolves around the
theft of something called “The Handle.” The British government brings in one of
their agents, Nathan, to retrieve it. Nathan assembles a team led by Orson
(Jason Statham) to infiltrate the criminal middleman’s world by exploiting his
obsession with an actor named Danny.
Throughout the movie, their cover
somehow holds up until almost the end, which is strange because there were
countless moments when their actions should have blown it.
Conveniently, there always seem
to be cameras available for Orson and his crew to hijack and spy on what’s
happening. Yet, when the team messes up and escapes, the bad guys never think
to review the footage—or worse, there conveniently aren’t any cameras in
certain critical locations.
Then there’s the hacking and
counter-hacking sequences. I couldn’t tell if the movie was testing my patience
or just wanted me to feel completely stupid.
This movie was neither a good
time nor a good investment of money in entertainment. There are far better ways
to spend your time and cash. Please save yourself, don’t see this movie at all.
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