The Union
Published 2024-08-25
Film info
- Title The Union
- Director Julian Farino
- Year 2024
- Run time 1hr 49m
- Genres Action, Comedy
- Tagline Old flame. New mission.
- Cast Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, J. K. Simmons
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.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:39 | Is her job just to stand outside and commentate? |
| 8:42 | "Nobody's as broke as you, you can barely pay attention." |
| 12:50 | Cute pretending to take a phone call and finding a romantic song. |
| 16:17 | I need to know more about the screwdriver as car key situation. |
| 23:17 | Love the mum knowing everything before he says anything. |
| 27:04 | Yay the Boston accent! |
| 35:38 | Bonus musical in the middle of a film. |
| 41:57 | Haha, Iceland. |
| 46:38 | You can't blow up BT Tower! |
| 51:11 | Love the idea of all the secret stuff underneath London. |
| 1:01:38 | Soap opera twist! |
| 1:14:17 | Central Incompetence Agency. |
| 1:23:56 | Parkour! |
| 1:33:46 | "You threw a car at me?!" |
Thoughts
The last few Netflix originals we've watched have not been good, so expectations were low going into this one. It was surprisingly good - not an original story, clearly, but Marky Mark and Halle Berry pull it off quite well. They have good chemistry having been friends in real life for a long, long time, and that shines off the screen. The twists were good, not too predictable, but I have to admit I didn't really follow the underlying plot - the suitcases seemed to be really important is all I could tell. But it was entertaining and the stunts were good.
Rating: 4 / 5