Heart of Stone is the latest in a storied genre of action-espionage films. A modern answer to the Pierce Brosnan era of James Bond films, Heart of Stone is at its best when it embraces that tone and leans into a big scope. A quintessential Saturday afternoon action movie with just enough to say in-between action set-pieces, Heart of Stone isn’t a game changer. But the Gal Gadot-led Netflix flick does offer a solid enough experience — bolstered by a strong cast and overall good execution — to justify a watch.To her fellow MI-6 agents, Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot) is just a meek tech expert, still adjusting to work in the field alongside Parker (Jamie Dornan), Theresa (Jing Lusi), and Bailey (Paul Ready). In reality, she’s a far more capable agent than any of them realize. Stone belongs to the Charter, a global peacekeeping force that has planted agents into much of the world’s power structures — and works behind the scenes to ensure the world keeps spinning. Stone is confident in her work, even if the moral lines crossed by the organization are presented as morally murky at best.Working alongside her handler/mentor Nomad (Sophie Okonedo) and their resident tech-expert ally Jack of Hearts (Matthias Schweighöfer), Stone utilizes a super-advanced computer — the Heart — to predict scenarios and hack the world around them. Stone is initially at peace with her place in the world, even if the purposeful disconnect she has to embrace for her role leaves her somewhat adrift. But when the disruptive and brilliant Keya (Alia Bhatt) interrupts an operation, she sets off a series of events that reveal the true dangers in Stone’s midst and a wild plot to steal the Heart for more vindictive reasons.RELATED: REVIEW: The Last Voyage of the Demeter is Based on a Book You Might Like
Heart of Stone is the latest in a storied genre of action-espionage films. A modern answer to the Pierce Brosnan era of James Bond films, Heart of Stone is at its best when it embraces that tone and leans into a big scope. A quintessential Saturday afternoon action movie with just enough to say in-between action set-pieces, Heart of Stone isn’t a game changer. But the Gal Gadot-led Netflix flick does offer a solid enough experience — bolstered by a strong cast and overall good execution — to justify a watch.
To her fellow MI-6 agents, Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot) is just a meek tech expert, still adjusting to work in the field alongside Parker (Jamie Dornan), Theresa (Jing Lusi), and Bailey (Paul Ready). In reality, she’s a far more capable agent than any of them realize. Stone belongs to the Charter, a global peacekeeping force that has planted agents into much of the world’s power structures — and works behind the scenes to ensure the world keeps spinning. Stone is confident in her work, even if the moral lines crossed by the organization are presented as morally murky at best.
Working alongside her handler/mentor Nomad (Sophie Okonedo) and their resident tech-expert ally Jack of Hearts (Matthias Schweighöfer), Stone utilizes a super-advanced computer — the Heart — to predict scenarios and hack the world around them. Stone is initially at peace with her place in the world, even if the purposeful disconnect she has to embrace for her role leaves her somewhat adrift. But when the disruptive and brilliant Keya (Alia Bhatt) interrupts an operation, she sets off a series of events that reveal the true dangers in Stone’s midst and a wild plot to steal the Heart for more vindictive reasons.
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