From the director of
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and
Wrath of Man comes
Operation Fortune-Ruse De Guerre. This spy action comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie, and written by Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, and Marn Davies. In the film, super spy Orson Fortune must track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology wielded by billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds. Reluctantly teamed with some of the world’s best operatives, Fortune and his crew recruit Hollywood’s biggest movie star Danny Francesco to help them on their globe-trotting undercover mission to save the world.
By mid January 2021, Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone, Hugh Grant and Eddie Marsan were cast in a spy action comedy film, previously titled Five Eyes, to be directed by Ritchie and penned by Ritchie, Atkinson, and Davies. The film marks the fifth collaboration between Ritchie and Statham. At the same time, principal photography commenced and took place in Antalya, Turkey and Hampshire, United Kingdom, as well as Farnborough and Qatar. In September, the film was officially renamed Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre. The film was originally scheduled for a January 21, 2022 release date, before being rescheduled to March 18, 2022.
The film stars Statham, Plaza, Hartnett, Elwes, Malone, Grant and Marsan. The cast is revved up to sizzle, with Sting in a smallish role, and the slick dialogue is more comprehensible than you might think. Statham, as well as Harnett and Plaza, play from the beginning the difficult game of engaging the audience. It's not a great film, but the performances are all fun, and Ritchie's direction is one of the most enjoyable and luxurious deployments of pure style I've seen in a long time. Simply put, Statham doing what he does best. But interestingly, the movie paves a way for an intriguing Statham future.
Once you sort out the main characters and the plot kicks into action, it becomes clear that under the shameless MTV pyrotechnics lies a structure as intricately crafted as a Feydeau farce. Ritchie has a giddy gift for storytelling. An unwieldy, short-circuiting film, packing "more tricks than a clown's pocket" yet imbued with brute spiritual force The film is a return to form, of sorts, for Mr. Ritchie. ... The British director has returned to familiar territory, that of the small-time hood. Although it doesn't completely accomplish its mission, the film fits in with the pack as a lighthearted, charming, and stylish take on the spy genre. Ritchie's sophisticated, multi-character drama says the world will be saved with wit, invention, and complex cooperation. Which is why it feels dated, and is struggling at the box office. If you anticipate nothing more than a solid Jason Statham spy yarn, you will come away surprised to discover the star elevates every moment and has rarely been better. If Ritchie maybe slowed things down and developed a character or two, we could lose ourselves more in the story, instead of merely following directions on a meticulously constructed map.
Simon says Operation Fortune-Ruse De Guerre receives:
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