Netflix's Heart of Stone attempts to put its own spin on a familiar action flick and break through that mold, but its results are mixed.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Editor's note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being covered here wouldn't exist.
A covert mission atop a snowy mountain in Italy introduces Agent Rachel Stone , a tech whiz often kept in the van away from the action. She's part of an elite MI6 team led by Parker , and her job is strictly hacking; at least, that's what her fellow agents think. In reality, Stone is a member of the Charter, a shadowy, near-legendary organization that operates outside governmental boundaries to keep peace around the world.
Coming just a month after the similarly-minded Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One doesn't do Heart of Stone many favors, especially when it comes to its action, which does at times pale in comparison to the more realistic spectacles of the Tom Cruise-led franchise. Heart of Stone thankfully doesn't rely too much on the Heart's capabilities to push the plot forward, but there's still a strong sense of been there, done that.
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