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Review of Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) by Chris Evangelista for Slashfilm — 01 Mar 2023

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The action and the scenes with Grant's sleazeball arms dealer are the only situations where "Operation Fortune" feels genuinely alive and not like a collection of tired jokes and so-so set pieces.

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This review of Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) was written by Chris Evangelista and published by Slashfilm on 01 Mar 2023.

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

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