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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanRitchie, working from a script he cowrote with Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies, has taken all of this and transformed it into a movie that’s so clever and airy yet grounded, so sparkling with devil-may-care bravado, so poised right where you want it to be — a step ahead of the audience but also leading us right along — that it gives off the charge of a great screwball comedy.
- 70The Daily BeastNick SchagerThe Daily BeastNick SchagerIt’s espionage executed with cheeky flair and playful sexiness, and it’s enlivened by Aubrey Plaza, who runs away with the show.
- 67The A.V. ClubMurtada ElfadlThe A.V. ClubMurtada ElfadlFor the most part, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre is a fun time at the movies. There’s laughter, action, and movie stars playing to their strengths. It’s exactly what audiences expect to see from Ritchie and that’s its main selling point. If only the second hour was tighter, maintaining the film’s fast rhythm.
- 60We Got This CoveredScott CampbellWe Got This CoveredScott CampbellOperation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre delivers exactly what you'd expect from an R-rated Guy Ritchie spy caper with Jason Statham in the lead role, with the offbeat and energetic espionage adventure worthy of at least a sequel or two.
- 50SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSlashfilmChris EvangelistaThe 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.
- 50The PlaylistSimon ThompsonThe PlaylistSimon ThompsonThe cast does its best with what they’ve got but only so much can be done. The mission might be complete, but it’s hard to call it a success, and there were undoubtedly casualties.
- 40TheWrapRobert AbeleTheWrapRobert AbeleRitchie has always been a performative director, so maybe Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre is right in line with his jocular acts of gutter criminality and Hollywood imitations, existing in a kind of touristy netherworld of entertainment – more a handsomely mounted “ruse” of an action comedy than one itself.
- 25Slant MagazinePat BrownSlant MagazinePat BrownPromising but failing to deliver the colorful characters and winding, breakneck plot of a caper, Operation Fortune may itself be a ruse, but it’s not a convincing one.
- 25ColliderColliderThe cast as a whole never gels together like you'd want in a big team-based spy film like this, maybe because they spend so much time in separate locations talking to each other through earpieces.