Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2.40:1 on this Blu-ray Disc. Expect a pretty high quality presentation.
Sharpness seemed solid. Virtually no softness materialized, so the shots offered nice clarity and delineation.
Jagged edges and shimmering failed to mar the presentation, and I also saw no edge haloes. Print flaws never popped up here.
In terms of palette, Fortune went down a standard amber and teal path. These choices don’t surprise, but they looked fine. As depicted, the colors came across in a positive manner.
Blacks seemed dark and tight, and low-light shots demonstrated generally nice smoothness, though they leaned a little dense at times. This turned into an appealing image.
Similar thoughts greeted the positive Dolby Atmos soundtrack of Man. Downconverted to Dolby TrueHD 7.1, the soundfield offered a lot of chances for involving audio, and it took good advantage of them.
The channels created a strong sense of place and action. These allowed elements to appear in logical locations and move around the spectrum well.
Of course, audio quality appeared very good as well. Music was full and rich, while speech seemed crisp and concise.
Effects offered nice range and heft, with tight highs and warm lows. I felt the audio added a lot to the movie experience.
Three featurettes appear, and On a Wild Ride runs 18 minutes, 55 seconds. It offers notes from writer/director Guy Ritchie, supervising armorer Ian Edwards, producer/co-writer Ivan Atkinson, and actors Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Josh Hartnett, Hugh Grant, Lourdes Fabares, and Bugzy Malone.
“Ride” looks at Ritchie’s approach to the material and the loose nature of the shoot, cast, characters and performances, locations and stunts/action. Though not a deep piece, “Ride” comes with some useful material.
Aubrey Plaza’s Guide to Spying goes for three minutes, 52 seconds and presents a ride through the set. Expect a comedic approach that offers amusement.
Lastly, Anatomy of a Stunt lasts three minutes, nine seconds. It features supervising location manager Ashton Radcliffe, stunt coordinator/fight coordinator Mark Mottram, stunt double Steve Jehu and actor Max Beesley.
As expected, this piece covers specifics about one of the movie’s action sequences. Though brief, it brings some good notes.
A decent take on the secret agent genre, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre never reinvents that wheel. Nonetheless, it delivers a brisk and fairly entertaining spectacle. The Blu-ray boasts strong picture and audio plus a smattering of supplements. Fortune flopped at the box office but it brings a fairly fun flick.
