Hollywood has certainly been leaning hard into the spy thriller genre in 2023, with even the streaming services getting in on the act. Prime Video had the Citadel series, while Netflix had an international war brewing in The Gray Man. Now, the latter streamer is exploring the tale of Gal Gadot’s Rachel Stone in Heart of Stone.This film has Rachel as part of a secret society known as the Charter, whose agents infiltrate other watchdog groups such as MI6 to ensure governments don’t abuse their power. Unfortunately, Heart of Stone has too many rudimentary arcs and clichés that feel so overdone by now. The film, however, have pulled more from two popular franchises that focused on substance and style: the Jason Bourne and James Bond film series.Most of Heart of Stone mimics what other action movies are doing. From the hand-to-hand combat of John Wick, to the car chases a la Fast & Furious, to the overall tone of Extraction and Mission: Impossible, it all blurs into one mishmash. These tropes prevent Heart of Stone from feeling original, imaginative, and having its own identity.RELATED: Heart of Stone Stunt Coordinator Jo McLaren Explains What Makes Gal Gadot a Unique Action Star
Hollywood has certainly been leaning hard into the spy thriller genre in 2023, with even the streaming services getting in on the act. Prime Video had the Citadel series, while Netflix had an international war brewing in The Gray Man. Now, the latter streamer is exploring the tale of Gal Gadot’s Rachel Stone in Heart of Stone.
This film has Rachel as part of a secret society known as the Charter, whose agents infiltrate other watchdog groups such as MI6 to ensure governments don’t abuse their power. Unfortunately, Heart of Stone has too many rudimentary arcs and clichés that feel so overdone by now. The film, however, have pulled more from two popular franchises that focused on substance and style: the Jason Bourne and James Bond film series.
Most of Heart of Stone mimics what other action movies are doing. From the hand-to-hand combat of John Wick, to the car chases a la Fast & Furious, to the overall tone of Extraction and Mission: Impossible, it all blurs into one mishmash. These tropes prevent Heart of Stone from feeling original, imaginative, and having its own identity.
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