(ESP-ENG) Operation Fortune - When action and comedy meet!
Hello friends, good vibes to all.
A few days ago I sat down to watch The Covenant, a movie that I highly recommend and that is about the war in Afghanistan and all its implications, which was directed by Guy Rtichie. I was talking about how this director is quite good and versatile and when you look at his entire catalog of films it is very diverse and with renowned titles: he made Sherlock Holmes movies, King Arthur and of course, Aladdin, yes that one with Will Smith in 2019. How is it that a director does not have a marked and determined genre and launches works so varied and that have a certain quality? - I do not know, the thing is that The Conevant was the gateway to seek to see this film today as it was the one of the few that I was missing.
Operation Fortune is a strange film because it combines two genres, or at least that's how I perceived it, action and comedy. I am a fan of Jason Statham for two reasons, he is one of the best fighting actors in Hollywood, if not the best, and because in almost all his films there is always a touch of humor, not to the point of being a clown but with characters with eloquent phrases and a strong personality. It's not a laugh-out-loud story, don't get me wrong, but there are actions that at least bring a smile. This does not mean that there is no action, there is and there is quality action, so yes, it is a pretty rounded film. But well, let's go and talk a little more about what it's about.
This story is led by Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) a spy, one of the world's top spies, who is called to perform a job, another one for his extensive catalog of missions. This time he has to stop the sale of an artifact which nobody knows what it is but which is supposed to be a big threat. One of the details is that no one knows where the artifact is so he will need a team to help him track it, a team which is basically made up of two more people: Sarah Fidel (Aubrey Plaza) and JJ (Bugzy Malone) and all of them hand in hand with Nathan (Cary Elwes) who is the handler and supplier. A somewhat dysfunctional team at first but they find a way to click to complete the task.
Within this plot we must name Greg Simmonds (Hugh Grant) who is the villain, a billionaire who is allegedly behind everything. With the cards on the table this team gets down to work and begins a chase through various parts of the world with the already known intention of finding this "weapon" or lethal "technology". That this movie is a cheap copy of Mission Impossible? - Maybe, it has certain nuances that remind us of Ethan Hunt and his team. But if we get meticulous we could also say that it resembles a James Bond film and if we go further to one of Charlie's Angels; in the end I think it all depends on the eyes that look at it.
Since it is not an entirely action movie, many times the story enters a kind of plateau, that is to say, it starts at the top very entertaining with tension and adrenaline and then goes down and settles in this flat area where it stays for a long period of time until the last 30-45 minutes where it goes up again and tries to finish as well as possible. With this I don't mean that the film is boring, at least in my case it wasn't, but it is true that I missed a little more action since the one that was there was quite good and acceptable. We must also understand that maybe the director's vision was not to make a film entirely of action but to have these lapses not slow but more of a construction of the background of the story so that it had more depth.
As for the action scenes we see where there is the occasional chase, exchanges of gunfire, snipers, helicopters and hand to hand fights I have to say that I ended up pleased because they were good jobs and this is thanks to Jason who as I said is one that always delivers good fight sequences. There is not one scene where he is in charge of punching and kicking that is boring, he makes them all look incredibly entertaining, he is an actor who has a very well worked martial arts skill that makes everything visually look very fluid. In that department and I repeat I have no complaints, everything is very well done, plus Ritchie is behind everything which is a guaranteed guarantee.
In this plateau I told you about, what do we see? - Well, this is where we see a bit more comedy. It's not that this is a movie where you're going to laugh a lot, but there are dialogues and interactions that are made to show and deliver a bit of humor, I feel it's like a kind of complement that goes hand in hand with the construction of the characters. I don't know why I saw some of them as very caricatured, as if they were a parody, which ends up making it impossible to take them seriously. This happened to me with Hugh Grant's character, I feel that he is the living image of the cliché of a bad character, it's like saying that he was overacting on his own character, a weird thing that maybe only happened to me but in the end that was the impression I got.
Orson is the typical Jason Statham character, the bulletproof and punch-proof guy who is able to take out 5 men at a time with 2 punches. He also has an innate humor when it comes to interacting with others, this is not new either but it's okay, it's like his signature. A character that I did like is Aubrey Plaza, she is generally spectacular, but here she has a grace and charisma that injects the story precisely that, freshness and another air. Her role is not to pull punches but rather to be the thinking head of the team, I liked it. The rest is what I've been saying, nothing special, all being very average with nothing important to highlight.
I really give this film a 7/10, I think it could have been better than it was in the end. It's not a bad movie but I was expecting something else, it's perfect for when you have nothing to watch, you won't get bored, I guarantee it, but don't expect fast-paced action from beginning to end. It has a running time of just under two hours and you can find it on Amazon Prime and Apple TV. As always I leave the trailer here for you to take a look.
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¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!
Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to everyone, see you next time!
With the actions I see in this movie, I'm sure it going to be one blockbuster movie. I will need to watch this in my leisure time, thanks for sharing.
I enjoyed watching this film. It was worth my time and it was entertaining. The action, the stunts were okay. The Cast is one of the things I love about this movie. They were fantastic with their roles. I am glad you were able to enjoy the movie. Wonderful review! It was nice to read from you.
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Yes, in general terms the movie is good but personally I was expecting a little more action, at times I felt it was a little slow but not to the point of being boring. Aubrey played a great role, I think she was the best of the film.
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