Review of Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) by Richard Whittaker for Austin Chronicle — 06 Mar 2023

Operation Fortune is just one long series of heist sequences that run at the same speed, at the same tone, and all flatly shot by Ritchie's new regular cinematographer, Alan Stewart.

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This review of Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) was written by Richard Whittaker and published by Austin Chronicle on 06 Mar 2023.

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

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