Heart of Stone (2023)
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A global intelligence operative must protect a mysterious AI system from falling into enemy hands.
The story
Rachel Stone, a global intelligence operative, is tasked by a peacekeeping operation known as Charter to protect a mysterious AI system called "The Heart" from falling into enemy hands. While on a mission in the Italian Alps to extract an arms dealer, Stone must navigate a dangerous environment where she discovers a hacker with links to criminal syndicates. She eventually reveals her true identity as a Charter agent while attempting to secure the object and protect her team from various threats.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In the Italian Alps, MI6 agents and Rachel Stone attempt to extract arms dealer Mulvaney. Stone goes undercover, feigning injury to contact an agent named Jack for intel. While the team extracts Mulvaney, Stone discovers a hacker, Keya Dhawan, linked to Indian syndicates. Stone eventually reveals she is a Charter agent. However, her teammate Parker reveals himself as a double agent working with Keya to find "The Heart," a quantum computer. Parker paralyzes Stone and plants a device in her to infiltrate Charter systems. After the hackers learn the Heart's location, Stone is suspended. Parker and Keya seize the Heart from an airship over West Africa, but Stone intercepts them, causing them to parachute into the desert. Keya reveals she biometrically encrypted the Heart. Parker eventually uses the Heart to kill other Charter "Kings" and trap operatives in a bunker. Keya helps Stone reach Parker's true location in Iceland. Stone kills Parker, and Keya restores oxygen to the bunker, turning the Heart back over to the Charter. Four weeks later, Stone and Keya form a new team with Jack.
- First release year
- 2023
- Runtime (minutes)
- 122
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Tom Harper
- Writers
- Greg Rucka · screenplay; Allison Schroeder · screenplay; Greg Rucka · story
- Cast and characters
- Gal Gadot · Rachel Stone; Jamie Dornan; Alia Bhatt; Sophie Okonedo; Matthias Schweighöfer
- Genres
- action; thriller; spy
- Themes
- Artificial Intelligence; Espionage; Betrayal
- Tone and mood
- Action-packed; Tense
- Setting
- Various international locations including the Italian Alps, London, West Africa, Senegal, and Iceland during the present day.
- Premise and plot tags
- Spy; Action; AI; Thriller
- Franchise connections
- Planned to be the beginning of a franchise
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics and was noted for its action sequences, though it was also criticized for its storytelling and was included on several 'Worst of 2023' lists.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 44 · scale: 100 · review count: 36
- Production trivia
- It is one of Netflix's most expensive original films.; It was the most-streamed film on Netflix's English-language list during its first two days of release.; The film marks Alia Bhatt's Hollywood debut.
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