Gal Gadot’s spy movie disappoints because it’s “too ambitious”
Although it was expected to become a blockbuster after its release, “Heart of Stone” lacked many elements to impress the audience.
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Netflix recently released an action spy movie called Heart of Stone starring Gal Gadot. However, although the movie was expected to become a blockbuster right after its release, the movie failed to satisfy audiences around the world.
The movie revolves around international intelligence officer Rachel Stone (played by Gal Gadot) when she embarks on a dangerous mission to protect the mysterious MacGuffin known as the “heart”. Rachel is tasked with keeping the peace so that this object is safe and does not fall into enemy hands.
Heart of Stone is an ambitious franchise start like many action movies of the same genre. However, in the end, the film overdid it by trying to cram as many “good” things as possible into two hours. The inclusion of all the covert intelligence operations, global issues, and the influence of AI made the story rambling, unable to focus on telling a consistent story of the female lead.
According to USA Today, Heart of Stone could have been more understandable if it were part of an action movie series. However, this is an original film, and this overstuffed plot hindered the world-building and character development. This is also the reason why the main character Rachel seems to be kind but the audience cannot understand her psychology or life story.
Basically, Heart of Stone is not too bad, this is mainly thanks to Gal Gadot. The actress completely owns the character, spreading the power of Wonder Woman to the spy character. The combination of charm and coldness created a completely new Rachel Stone that the audience can love. Still, Gal Gadot’s charm alone can’t make Heart of Stone any more enjoyable.
