Heart of Stone (2023)
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An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable — and dangerous — weapon.
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... Rachel Stone
... Parker
... Keya Dhawan
... Nomad
... Jack of Hearts
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FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://insessionfilm.com/movie-review-heart-of-stone/
"Heart of Stone is a film of distinct halves. The first hour contains an intriguing narrative filled with surprising twists, fast pacing, and exciting stunts shot in real locations.
Unfortunately, the movie becomes overly dependent on increasingly generic, formulaic storytelling, action, and character-building methods, ending up completely devoid of emotion or impactful resolutions.
It will satisfy viewers without high expectations for random home viewing, but it won't last long in their memory."
Rating: C+
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Release Date:
2023-08-09
Run Time:
124 min
MMPA Rating:
PG-13
Reviews of
Heart of Stone
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://insessionfilm.com/movie-review-heart-of-stone/
"Heart of Stone is a film of distinct halves. The first hour contains an intriguing narrative filled with surprising twists, fast pacing, and exciting stunts shot in real locations.
Unfortunately, the movie becomes overly dependent on increasingly generic, formulaic storytelling, action, and character-building methods, ending up completely devoid of emotion or impactful resolutions.
It will satisfy viewers without high expectations for random home viewing, but it won't last long in their memory."
Rating: C+
Heart of Stone, in spite of its big budget polish offers nothing new.
This is very much your standard, derivative, run of the mill, action fare with a Mission Impossible vibe and a female lead.
Its not bad, as such, its more that its all been done before and done with a little more imagination.
As for the plug for British intelligence, as we are seeing from the Ukraine conflict and others around the world, they are no more the cuddly cat loving "good guys" than their US counterparts.
In summary, watchable, lots of money equals polish, in terms of action scenes and special effects but that's all that is special about this film.
Cast & Crew of
Heart of Stone
Cast
... Rachel Stone
... Parker
... Keya Dhawan
... Nomad
... Jack of Hearts
... Bailey
... Yang
... Mulvaney
... Lars Monroe
... Casanova
... Control
... Sandra
... Ivo
... Young Keya Dhawan
... Niam Kharche
... The Blond
... Doctor
... Usher
... King of Clubs
... King of Diamonds
... King of Spades
... Leifur
Crew
... Producer
... Executive Producer
... Original Music Composer
... Producer
... Producer
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Production Design
... Producer
... Producer
... Associate Producer
... First Assistant Director
... Producer
... Screenplay
... Executive Producer
... Story
... Stunts
... Associate Producer
... Stunts
... Screenplay
... Director
... Executive Producer
... Stunt Double
... Executive Producer
... Editor
... Sound Designer
... Stunts
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Director of Photography
... Sound Effects Editor
... ADR Supervisor
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Second Unit Director
... Stunt Double
... Hair Designer
... Makeup Designer
... Prosthetic Designer
... Script Supervisor
... Stunt Double
... Art Direction
... Stunt Coordinator
... Stunt Coordinator
... Stunts
... Stunt Driver
... Foley Artist
... Line Producer
... Stunt Driver
... Still Photographer
... Sound Designer
... Stunts
... Utility Stunts
... Stunt Coordinator
... Art Direction
... Producer
... Digital Intermediate Colorist
... Stunt Double
... Stunt Driver
... Stunts
... Music Supervisor
... Stunts
... Stunt Driver
... Stunt Double
... Stunt Driver
... Stunts
... Sound Effects Editor
... Stunts
... Stunt Coordinator
... ADR Recordist
... Stunt Driver
... Stunt Double
... Stunt Driver
... Art Direction
... Stunt Double
... Production Sound Mixer
... Stunts
... Stunt Double
... Music Editor
... Color Assistant
... Associate Producer
... Stunt Double
... Stunts
... Color Assistant
... Production Supervisor
... Utility Stunts
... Associate Producer
... Supervising Art Director
... Post Production Coordinator
... Foley Editor
... Stunts
... Stunt Double
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