Heart of Stone 2023

Defy the odds

6.847 / 10   1549 vote(s)
PG-13
Thriller Action

An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable — and dangerous — weapon.

Homepage https://www.netflix.com/title/81416533
Release Date 2023-08-09
Runtime 2h 2m
Directors Tom Harper, George Steel, Thomas Brown, Dan Channing-Williams, Robert Alonzo
Producers Dana Goldberg, David Ellison, Don Granger, Gal Gadot, Jaron Versano, Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn, Tom Harper, Greg Rucka, Patricia Whitcher, Ahmed Abounouom, Leifur B. Dagfinnsson, Jack Peters, Ido Rosenblum, Katy Strutynski, Gal Zaid
Writers Greg Rucka, Allison Schroeder, Greg Rucka

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"Heart of Stone is a film of distinct halves. The first hour contains an intriguing narrative filled with surprising twists, fast pacing, and exciting stunts shot in real locations.

Unfortunately, the movie becomes overly dependent on increasingly generic, formulaic storytelling, action, and character-building methods, ending up completely devoid of emotion or impactful resolutions.

It will satisfy viewers without high expectations for random home viewing, but it won't last long in their memory."

Rating: C+

Manuel São Bento

Heart of Stone, in spite of its big budget polish offers nothing new.

This is very much your standard, derivative, run of the mill, action fare with a Mission Impossible vibe and a female lead.

Its not bad, as such, its more that its all been done before and done with a little more imagination.

As for the plug for British intelligence, as we are seeing from the Ukraine conflict and others around the world, they are no more the cuddly cat loving "good guys" than their US counterparts.

In summary, watchable, lots of money equals polish, in terms of action scenes and special effects but that's all that is special about this film.

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