Heart of Stone movie review

MOVIE TITLE: Heart of Stone

RATING: PG-13

LENGTH: 2 hours 2 minutes

MOVIE REVIEW MOM GRADE: A-

IN A NUTSHELL:

The story is about an intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency who races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable and dangerous weapon. The film was directed by Tom Harper who is a BAFTA-nominated British film and TV director, writer, and producer.

Writing credits go to Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder.

THINGS I LIKED:

Gal Gadot. Am I right? She’s gorgeous, talented, and fierce in this role. It’s hard not to see her as Wonder Woman though.
Glenn Close! Fun reveal! No spoilers.
Everyone in the cast did a fantastic job and includes Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Sophie Okonedo, Matthias Schweighofer, Jing Lusi, and Paul Ready.
The tech shown in the film is ridiculously cool. It makes that Tom Cruise movie look like child’s play.
Great opening song and rolling credits introduction.
We get to travel around the gorgeous world. I always love that. The beautiful cinematography is by George Steel.
Twists and more twists. I love twists.
Poppin soundtrack.
I love movie titles with multiple meanings. Gal Gadot’s character’s last name is Stone and we definitely see her heart in this film. Heart is also the name of an AI system that several groups are trying to take possession of because it will give them the greatest power in the world.
If you enjoy this, you’ll be happy to know that the ending absolutely leaves an opening for a sequel.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

Like all movies these days, all of the heroes are women. The men are either the villains or not as cool or competent as the women.
There are a lot of exciting action sequences, but they’re pretty formulaic.
So many film critics are hating on this movie, but I thought it was a fun diversion. They’re so hard to please sometimes.
While the simplistic set designs aren’t particularly memorable, they do set the tone in each scene.

TIPS FOR PARENTS:

Extremely high dead body count.
Various weapons
Tons of violence and fighting

THEMES:

Power
Control
Having someone to always watch your back
Teamwork
Revenge
Heart
Secrets
The dangers of Artificial Intelligence
Friendship

FUNNY LINES:

“I decided to embrace the cliché and use my time in jail to get ripped.” – Keya Dhawan (Alia Bhatt)
“We’ll make a list. I’ll bring snacks.” – Parker (Jamie Dornan)
“Is she developing a sense of humor?” – Nomad (Sophie Okonedo)
“Well, I can’t speak for the others, but I think you’re ready for the field.” – Bailey (Paul Ready)
“Go give them the bam.” – Keya Dhawan (Alia Bhatt)

INTERESTING LINES:

“If you own the heart, you own the world.” – Mulvaney (Enzo Cilenti)
“The end justifies the means.” – Nomad (Sophie Okonedo)
“It’s about the greater good…nothing personal.” – Nomad (Sophie Okonedo)
“If we only follow the odds, we’ll never do anything in spite of the odds.” – Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot)
“I wanna surround myself with people who will change the world for good.” – Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot)