Guy Ritchie is known for complex stories with a large cast. In his spy satire Operation Fortune, he also relies on a number of great actors. This is the first time since Codename UNCLE that he has returned to the realm of espionage. Also back: A confusing plan by a group of specialistswhich are style-defining for the British director.
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MI6 spy Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) is actually enjoying his vacation when Nathan Jasmine (Cary Elwes) calls him on his next assignment. The theft of a Weapon technology unknown even to the secret service requires the best agent. To support her, Fortune not only gets a team of specialists Sarah Fidel (Aubrey Plaza) and JJ (Bugzy Malone), but also recruits Hollywood star Danny Francesco (Josh Hartnett).
You can watch the trailer for Operation Fortune here:
Operation Fortune – Trailer (German) HD
With Francesco’s help, they gain access to billionaire gangster Greg Simmonds (Hugh Grant), who is a big fan of the actor. Simmonds is supposed to lead them to the stolen technology. But a second team is also hunting Simmonds.
Operation Fortune is more straightforward than other Guy Ritchie films
Guy Ritchie’s style includes a large ensemble as well as complicated plans and a lot of parallel storylines. Whether it’s Jack, Queen, King, Grass, Snatch or Revolver: Guy Ritchie’s films have their own charmAlthough Ritchie also made major franchise films such as Sherlock Holmes and Aladdin, he always returned to his style elements.
Operation Fortune is less of a classic Ritchie than The Gentlemen, for example. After all, he focused more on spy films than on the gangster milieu. And he also held back on the complexity of the film. There are characters with different goals, but the storylines are more closely linked than in other films by the director. But that doesn’t detract from the whole thing, because one of the most important factors of Ritchie’s films is still there: the The actors enjoying their roles. And you can see it quite clearly.
Hugh Grant seems to enjoy shady gangsters
For several years now, Hugh Grant has been seen in new roles. He is best known as an actor in successful romantic comedies. Codename UNCLE marked the beginning of a change in the roles that the actor played. He worked again on The Gentleman with Guy Ritchie and now also in Operation Fortune. Grant is now often seen in the role of a shady but charming crook, a role that he clearly enjoys. The Brit’s joy in acting was also evident in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
This joy can also be seen in Operation Fortune. Here Grant steals almost every scene he is in and even manages to To help his colleagues achieve their goals. His performance alone is worth watching the film.
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