The new Netflix film by Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg The Union has debuted with a new rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The romantic spy comedy, which is set to hit Netflix today (August 16), currently has a critics rating of 70% on the review aggregator website.
Led by Giri/Haji‘s Julian Farino, The Union In “The Movie,” Berry and Wahlberg play former high school sweethearts who reunite after 25 years. When Wahlberg’s character Mike McKenna wakes up in London, he learns that Berry’s Roxanne Hall is actually a spy.
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According to the synopsis, Mike is “thrown into the world of super spies and secret agents when his high school sweetheart Roxanne recruits him for a risky U.S. intelligence mission.”
Critics praised the chemistry between the two lead actors and called the action film “entertaining,” while others called it “forgetful.”
Here is a look at what some critics have to say:
“With its versatile performances, exciting action sequences and the great chemistry between Wahlberg and Berry, The Union is entertaining and worth watching and sets up well for a possible follow-up mission – if Mike and Roxanne decide to accept it.”
“There is nothing really to recommend The Union other than the fact that it exists and you can look at it. It’s a harmless waste of time because it’s a serious waste of a good idea.”
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“Thanks largely to the natural chemistry between the two leads, some fun action sequences and the beautiful locations we’ve come to expect from Netflix films, this film will be entertaining for lovers of quickly forgotten action and adventure.”
“The Union follows the same formula as so many other spy movies in that it lacks any personality. Much of it is so poorly constructed that you have to wonder if the writers want anyone to watch it at all.”
“Stupid but nice prank.”
The Union will be released on Netflix on August 16. For a list of UK release dates for the rest of 2024, check out our list.
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