The movie "Heart of Stone" debuted on Netflix this past Friday, so while Linda was at book club with her besties yesterday afternoon, I treated myself to watching this one. In all honesty, had this starred anyone but Wonder Woman herself, Gal Gadot, I'm not sure I'd have watched, but while this movie will never win any awards, there are certainly worse ways to invest two hours of your time, entertainment-wise.
The movie takes place in London...and the Italian Alps....and the desert in Sudan...and in the fringes of outer space....and Iceland...and I probably left some other locations out. Gadot plays Rachel Stone, who works for Britain's MI6, but who really works for some organization called The Charter, who controls some super duper commuter gizmo called The Heart, which can control and predict just about everything. The Charter wants to use this gadget for Good. A fellow MI6 agent, who is really a Bad Guy, wants to, and eventually does, steal The Heart. He says he wants to use it for Good, but he really wants to use it for Bad. Somehow, it all comes down to Rachel to find The Heart, ward off the Bad Guy, and return it to The Charter, who will continue to use it for Good.
All of this mumbo-jumbo of a MacGuffin just serves to highlight Godot as an absolute total BadAss female James Bond while performing some unbelievable stunts in the Alps, the Sudanese desert, in a space station, and in Iceland, all while looking unbelievably attractive while wearing well fitting jeans, tank tops, motorcycle leathers, and even while bruised and bleeding after engaging in some amazing hand to hand battles with the forces of evil.
And of course, the movie ends with a perfect set-up for more adventures of Rachel Stone and The Charter. Or, as the moguls in Hollywood might put it, a Money Making Movie Franchise for Gal Gadot.
Like I said, it ain't the greatest, but it's entertainment. Also, it's an excuse to post more pics of Ms Gadot.
Two Stars from The Grandstander.
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