Sunday, August 18, 2024
The Union
Michael (Mark Wahlberg) & Roxanne (Halle Berry) were high school sweethearts but went their separate ways. He didn’t go to college & became a blue collar construction worker. She graduated from university & became an agent for a covert organization known as the Union. When her mission goes sideways & threatens to expose agents around the world, Roxanne abducts Michael to assist her & the Union recover the stolen goods. Michael is selected because he is a nobody & untraceable. With some quick training, he is tossed into the spy game & that’s where the fun begins with all that spy action drama that we expect. JK Simmons plays Roxanne’s boss. It’s got typical action fighting/shootout/car chasing scenes with a little romance in the background. It’s a fun time as Wahlberg & Berry banter back & forth while trying to stop the bad guys. At the end, there is a hint for the next mission for these old sweethearts.
Alien gives it 3 “tranquilizer“ stars out of 4.
