Posts Tagged ‘Bugzy Malone’

NEWSTALK TONIGHT WITH JIM RICHARDS: DOES RICHARD CROUSE LIKE THESE MOVIES?

I join NewsTalk 1010 host Jim Richards on the coast-to-coast-to-coast late night “NewsTalk Tonight” to play the game “Did Richard Crouse Like This?” This week we talk about the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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CTV NEWS AT SIX: NEW MOVIES AND TV SHOWS TO CHECK OUT THIS WEEKEND!

I appear on “CTV News at 6” with anchor Andria Case to talk about the best movies and television to watch this weekend. This week we talk about “Air,” the story of Air Jordans that re-teams Matt Damon and Ben Afffleck, the Apple TV+ series “The Big Door Prize” with Chris O’Dowd and the latest from Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham, “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre.”

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RICHARD’S WEEKEND MOVIE REVIEWS FROM CP24! FRIDAY APRIL 06, 2023.

I joined CP24 to have a look at new movies coming to VOD, streaming services and theatres.  Today we talk about the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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RICHARD’S CTV NEWSCHANNEL REVIEWS FOR MAR 31 WITH MARCIA MACMILLAN.

I join CTV NewsChannel anchor Marcia MacMillan to talk about the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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1290 CJBK IN LONDON: KEN & MARINA MORNING SHOW MOVIE REVIEWS!

I join 1290 CJBK in London and host Ken Eastwood to talk the new movies coming to theatres including the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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CKTB NIAGARA REGION: THE TIM DENIS SHOW WITH RICHARD CROUSE ON MOVIES!

I sit in with CKTB morning show host Tim Denis to have a look at the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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CFRA IN OTTAWA: THE BILL CARROLL MORNING SHOW MOVIE REVIEWS!

I sit in on the CFRA Ottawa morning show with host Bill Carroll to talk the new movies coming to theatres including the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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YOU TUBE: THREE MOVIES/THIRTY SECONDS! FAST REVIEWS FOR BUSY PEOPLE!

Watch as I review three movies in less time than it takes to roll the dice! Have a look as I race against the clock to tell you about the video game flick “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the story of the world’s most famous sneaker “Air” and the action of “Operation Fortune.”

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OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE: 2 ½ STARS. “glow is a bit dimmer this time.”

All the Guy Ritchie trademarks that made so many of his other films so much fun are visible in “Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre,” a new action adventure now streaming on Amazon Prime. Jason Statham comes back for a fifth kick at the can with the director, bringing with him the gravelly voice and fisticuffs first made famous in Ritchie’s “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.” There’s also some comedy, outrageous crime, slick cameras moves and a bangin’ soundtrack.

Why then, does it feel been there done that? Is it that familiarity has bred a certain kind of contempt, or is Ritchie coasting on his merits?

All-round action man Orson Fortune (Statham), tech genius Sarah Fidel (Aubrey Plaza) and sniper J.J. Davies (Bugzy Malone) are members of a top-secret British government agency run by Nathan Jasmine (Cary Elwes). Their latest assignment involves retrieving something called “The Handle,” a gewgaw—we’re not really told—that could cause a rift in the world order.

“We don’t know what’s been stolen,” says Nathan. “That remains a mystery for you to solve. But we need to stop it from getting onto the open market. Threat’s imminent.”

Before it can be sold on the black market, the crew must infiltrate billionaire arms dealer Greg Simmonds’s (Hugh Grant) inner circle. Their ticket in? International movie star and Simmonds’s favorite actor Danny Francesco (Josh Hartnett).

“The best agents are stars,” says Orson, “and the best actors are movie stars.”

“Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre” feels like a Xerox copy of the movies that made Ritchie and Statham famous. The world-ending stakes are a bit higher, and there is more lifestyle porn—like private jets and global locations—but the fast pace, the late movie reveal (we eventually find out what The Handle actually does) and the “colourful” characters that have populated his movies from the get go all return but the glow is a bit dimmer this time.

Hugh Grant’s Michael Caine impersonation is a blast, and Ritchie still knows how to move a camera during the action scenes, but because we are so familiar with so many of the elements in play here, “Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre” almost feels like a sequel to a reboot of a sequel. It’s the law of diminishing returns. The further away you get from the source, the less effective the movie will be. In this case, the sum of all the parts is a bland espionage story that is, at best, serviceable.