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Review of Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) by Michael O'sullivan for Washington Post — 01 Mar 2023

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Is “Operation Fortune” a cure for the blues? No. It’s an appetizer for better things to come, an amuse-bouche at best — at worst, a placeholder meal of cinematic comfort food, tiding us all over until it’s summer blockbuster season again.

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This review of Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) was written by Michael O'sullivan and published by Washington Post on 01 Mar 2023.

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre has generally received mixed reviews.

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