Film Review – Heart of Stone

With the James Bond franchise on hiatus, Netflix is certainly trying to fill the void left behind by the superspy franchise. Recent efforts such as “6 Underground” and “The Gray Man” have attempted to provide fans with a similar hit of big action and globetrotting locations, endeavoring to find ways to provide a blockbuster rush for home viewing. “Heart of Stone” is the latest offering of superhuman heroism, with Gal Gadot hired to handle the dangers of the world as a secret agent dealing with a brewing threat involving A.I. and vengeful villains. A lot of the feature resembles last July’s “Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One,” only here the results are more plasticized and less engaging, watching Gadot and plenty of CGI work battle to save the world. “Heart of Stone” is determined to launch a fresh franchise, hoping to appeal to a mass audience with plenty of mayhem and spy happenings, but the screenplay (by Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder) isn’t inspired, never showing enough raw energy for this type of cinema, going video game instead. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com