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6.3/10 • 799

2024-08-151h 49m

ActionComedy

Old flame. New mission.

A New Jersey construction worker goes from regular guy to aspiring spy when his long-lost high school sweetheart recruits him for an espionage mission.

Directors
Julian Farino
Writters
Joe Barton, David Guggenheim
Editors
Joe Barton, Pia Di Ciaula

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  1. Mark Wahlberg

    Mark Wahlberg

    Mike McKenna

  2. Halle Berry

    Halle Berry

    Roxanne Hall

  3. J.K. Simmons

    J.K. Simmons

    Tom Brennan

  4. Mike Colter

    Mike Colter

    Nick Faraday

  5. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

    Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

    Frank Preiffer

  6. Jessica De Gouw

    Jessica De Gouw

    Juliet Quinn

  7. Alice Lee

    Alice Lee

    Athena Kim

  8. Jackie Earle Haley

    Jackie Earle Haley

    Foreman

  9. Stephen Campbell Moore

    Stephen Campbell Moore

    Cameron Foster

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Aug 16, 2024

4/10

Cringe worthy isn't a phrase I use that often. That said, I feel it fits The Union, nicely. "Team USA" rules the world in this pungent mix of pro US political monolithic ideology and folksy, jokery, "aw shucks", hometown America. Yes the CIA are once again, the "good guys" (try not to laugh), inexplicably needing help from your average US working class citizen Joe, in order to save the world. The "world", in this case, being the bubble of exceptionalism, the US establishment inhabits. As a reviewer and viewer, I honestly could not stomach this. I watched about half before undeniable feelings of moral nausea overcame me and I switched it off. Is there an upside? Perhaps if you are from the US and believe all of this "somehow", then I suppose its an okay action spy thriller watch. Certainly, Mark Wahlberg is as likeable as ever and the actions not badly done, either. In summary, this might fly with certain US demographics but I don't see it playing too well, with audiences in other parts of the world, who have seen what the US establishment really stands for. I'll pass.

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
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