Earlier today, I watched the action comedy Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre at AMC theaters.
Directed by Guy Ritchie (who helmed 2009's Sherlock Holmes and co-wrote the script for Disney's 2019 live-action remake of Aladdin), Operation Fortune was an entertaining film...and Ritchie's personal take on the Mission: Impossible, Charlie's Angels and 007 franchises.
Operation Fortune was your typical spy flick...with Orson Fortune (Jason Statham), Sarah Fidel (Aubrey Plaza), Nathan Jasmine (Cary Elwes) and J.J. Davies (Bugzy Malone) needing to infiltrate the hidden lair (or in this case, a fancy yacht and a Turkish villa) of a celebrity-obsessed arms dealer named Greg Simmonds (Hugh Grant). The reason: They needed to locate a MacGuffin (known as 'The Handle') that's worth a billion dollars and could cause worldwide financial collapse if placed in the wrong hands.
The 007 part arrived when Fortune and Co. enlisted the aid of an actor named Danny Francesco (Josh Hartnett), whose celebrity status allowed him and the group to get close to Simmonds on his yacht and seek The Handle's whereabouts. While he has appeared in numerous projects throughout the years (most of them TV shows), the last time I've heard of a film that Hartnett starred in was 2006's The Black Dahlia.
(I believe that 2005's Sin City was the last movie featuring Hartnett that I actually saw at the theater!)
A lot of espionage and car chases took place throughout the rest of the film, with Operation Fortune concluding with a shootout between Orson's rival Mike (Peter Ferdinando) and armed goons working for Trent and Arnold...two bio-tech moguls in possession of The Handle. It didn't end well for these two groups, which was great news for Orson as he was able to secure the billion-dollar device.
Operation Fortune concluded on a feel-good note, with Orson and Co. going on vacation after a succesful mission (despite Nathan's attempt to enlist them on the next job), and Danny Francesco shooting a scene for a movie that was inspired by his interaction with Greg Simmonds.
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre may not have been as well-polished as Sherlock Holmes, but it was still an enjoyable flick that was nicely directed by Ritchie. I look forward to his next project, a war drama known as The Covenant, which arrives in theaters nationwide on April 21.
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