Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

"In this operation, everyone has a part to play."

2023 1h 54m EN

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Special agent Orson Fortune and his team of operatives recruit one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars to help them on an undercover mission when the sale of a deadly new weapons technology threatens to disrupt the world order.

“In this operation, everyone has a part to play.”

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Cast

Jason Statham
Orson Fortune
Aubrey Plaza
Sarah Fidel
Cary Elwes
Nathan
Hugh Grant
Greg Simmonds
Josh Hartnett
Danny Francesco
Bugzy Malone
JJ
Eddie Marsan
Knighton
Peter Ferdinando
Mike

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Guy Ritchie
Writers: Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies, Guy Ritchie
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 98% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CAST

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324+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Guy Ritchie, shot by Alan Stewart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chris Benstead. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor James Herbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Guy Ritchie directs. Alan Stewart behind the camera. Chris Benstead scores. James Herbert cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 98% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 3 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5324+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Guy Ritchie, shot by Alan Stewart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Chris Benstead. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor James Herbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Jason Statham and Aubrey Plaza and Cary Elwes carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "In this operation, everyone has a part to play.".
11IMDB entry: tt7985704 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 9 themes, including "martial arts", "london, england", "showdown", "madrid, spain".
13Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alan Stewart
Original score: Chris Benstead
Editing: James Herbert
Production design: Martyn John
Costume design: Tina Kalivas
Makeup / hair: Cecilie Aadnevik
VFX supervisor: Jirí Linhart
Sound: Mark Taylor
Stunt coordinator: Mark Mottram
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $50,000,000
Box office: $48,983,306
Return: 98% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)

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garethmb2023-03-05
International intrigue is the name of the game in the latest Action-Caper film from Guy Ritchie and he has delivered a winning mix of action and comedy with” Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre”. When a secret device known as “The Handle” is taken from a lab by a precision combat team, the U.K. government calls in Nathan (Cary Elwes), to gather a team and retrieve the item even though there is little known about what it is and what it can do. The simple fact that it was taken by force and is supposedly on the market for Ten Billion dollars makes this an item of high value. Nathan quickly recruits Orson (Jason Statham), away from his vacation and despite his quirks and laundry list of items required for his participation due to said quirks; he is soon brought into the group. The team is rounded out by young agent JJ (Bugzy Malone), and American computer expert Sarah (Aubrey Plaza), which irritates Orson to no end as he liked the tech he had become used to working with and the fact that they were hired away by a rival firm and Sarah’s give as good as she takes attitude causes him stress. It is learned that noted arms dealer Greg (Hugh Grant), appears to be brokering the deal and the crew travels from one part of the world to another with a rival team and all manner of dangers around them. In a race against time, the team brings actor Danny Francesco (Josh Hartnett), into the mix as he is a favorite of Greg’s and the hope is that this will provide the team an introduction and access by having Sarah pose as Danny’s new lady. What follows is a madcap and comedic adventure with loads of enjoyable characters and situations and enough action to keep things moving and enough laughs to keep audiences smiling. The cast is great and works very well with one another and it would be great to see them do further adventures with one another as their shared dysfunctions, attitudes, and quirks make them realistic and engaging and a nice change from the indestructible Teflon agents we are so used to seeing in films of this type. 4 stars out of 5
Nathan2023-03-06
★ 3/10
Operation Fortune's convoluted plot and terrible pacing result in a viewing experience that leaves a lot to be desired. Operation Fortune was a terrible movie from start to finish. The plot was incredibly generic, filled with a bunch of cool spy jargon that made the agents sound really cool. The pace is way too fast, with jump cuts from scene to scene that attempt to be quick and seamless but just left me lost. I spent more time trying to figure out what was going on, where we were, and why we were here than I did enjoying the actual movie. The action was average at best, filled with cuts that tried to mask the poor choreography. When we were not spending time on lackluster action set pieces, it was used to deliver exposition dumps to help the audience attempt to understand what was going on. I have a hard time coming up with anything positive about my experience with the film. The performances left a lot to be desired. I think Jason Statham and Josh Hartnett did a decent job, but they did not blow me away. None of the main cast had any amount of chemistry, particularly Statham and Plaza. The latter quite disappointed me in this film. None of her comedic timing worked, and I found her performance to be rather flat. With how stacked the cast was, I am leaning toward believing that the script was so horrid that it was limiting the actors abilities to put on a good performance. Overall, I had a pretty terrible time watching this in theaters. I kept checking the time, waiting for the credits to finally roll. If you like Guy Ritchie, check this film out; otherwise, skip it because you will avoid wasting two hours of your life. Score: 26% Verdict: Bad
The Movie Mob2023-03-10
★ 5/10
Operation Fortune had all the appearances of a movie heavily altered on the cutting room floor… and not for the better. I’m not quite sure what happened to this movie. It had hints and moments of something much more Guy Ritchie but instead was slower-paced and confused. I almost felt like an hour of screen time was cut from the film because many characters and plot points seemed incomplete. The entire movie was disjointed. The action was mediocre. The writing was so bad. There were so many great qualities this movie had going for it. The great cast and veteran director had me excited to see this film, but what I saw felt like the studio had pulled a Justice League on this movie, hacking and slashing it into something with shades of something else potentially entertaining but leaving a mess behind.