Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)
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A specialized team must retrieve a high-tech device from a dangerous arms dealer before it can be sold to the highest bidder.
The story
After a gang of Ukrainian mobsters steals 'The Handle', a high-value device from a secret military site, the British government hires Nathan Jasmine to recover it. Jasmine assembles a team including MI6 super-spy Orson Fortune, a skilled hacker Sarah Fidel, and a special forces operator J.J. Davies. The group travels to Madrid to track down the device's data, only to find their mission complicated by a rival who has also been hired to retrieve the technology. The team must navigate a series of high-stakes maneuvers to intercept the device before it falls into the hands of a billionaire arms dealer.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a gang of Ukrainian mobsters steals 'The Handle'—an advanced AI capable of bypassing any security—from a military site in Kyiv, the British government hires Nathan Jasmine to recover it. Jasmine assembles a team including MI6 spy Orson Fortune, hacker Sarah Fidel, and marksman J.J. Davies. The team travels to Madrid to find the data, where they encounter a rival named Mike. They eventually learn that arms dealer Greg Simmonds plans to sell the device to two bio-tech moguls who intend to cause a global financial collapse. The team infiltrates a gala in Cannes and later travels to a villa in Antalya, Turkey. During the operation, Mike goes rogue, leading to a violent confrontation. After a series of tense exchanges and a final showdown where Orson kills Mike, the team successfully secures the Handle. The film ends with the team deciding to go on vacation, while Orson uses the proceeds from a previous heist to fund a new film for the team's allies.
- First release year
- 2023
- Runtime (minutes)
- 114
- Production countries
- United States; United Kingdom
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Guy Ritchie
- Writers
- Guy Ritchie · writer; Ivan Atkinson · writer; Marn Davies · writer
- Cast and characters
- Jason Statham · Orson Fortune; Aubrey Plaza · Sarah Fidel; Josh Hartnett · J.J. Davies; Cary Elwes; Bugzy Malone; Hugh Grant · Greg Simmonds
- Genres
- spy; action; comedy
- Themes
- Espionage; Corporate Greed; Technology
- Tone and mood
- Action; Comedy
- Premise and plot tags
- Spy; Heist; Action
- Reception
- The film received mixed or average reviews from critics, with a 51% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 51/100 on Metacritic. Audiences gave it a B+ on CinemaScore.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 51% · review count: 151; Metacritic · score: 51 · scale: 100 · review count: 35
- Production trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Five Eyes'.
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