Heart of Stone is a perfectly adequate action film, the kind male action stars have been making for decades. It's cast raises its profile a bit by delivering even when the script is rather rote. The action sequences are solid but the script could have been tighter, especially in the character development moments, but if you go in with reasonable expectations Heart of Stone is the sort of film that can be a satisfying if not overly memorable watch.
The plot features a double agent, but for good. Gadot plays a spy who is working for MI6 but is also working for a secret extra-governmental organization (who are good guys) and she faces off against someone she thought was an ally but is really trying to burn it all down. None of the twists and turns here will come as too much of a surprise. The film flirts with the idea of questioning the actual goodness of any of the players and spy agencies but in the end comes down firmly on a good guy-bad guy dichotomy. To be honest the film could have been a whole lot more but it settles for safe and accessible.
And that makes it no better and no worse than most action films. It gives you just what you'd expect, like most other of its ilk.
Heart of Stone
Starring: Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Sophie Okonedo, Matthias Schweighöfer, Glenn Close, BD Wong
Director: Tom Harper
Writers: Greg Rucka, Allison Schroeder
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