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Mile 22 (2018) N
A black ops squad that is used in operations that don't exactly adhere to international laws needs to smuggle a police officer out of country. In exchange for asylum in USA he's offering the location of missing radioactive material. Just like in all agent films things aren't what they seem.
To me Mile 22 feels more like a TV pilot than a proper movie. It's hard to explain exactly why but it's basically just an introduction to Walhberg's character and also an introduction to main villain (for the "first season" at least). All the surveillance camera footage make it even look like a TV production (something like Person of Interest).
Otherwise Mile 22 is a crossbreed of Bourne films and Far East action like The Raid or The Night Comes for Us (which both just happen to be starred by Iko Uwais who's also co-starring Mile 22). It's just not written as well as Bournes and it's action is not on the level of the Indonesian films I mentioned. It's probably too harsh to say it combines the worst of both but it's definitely closer to that than combining the best.
Uwais is the best thing in the film and he deserves better opportunities in Hollywood (or maybe just keep making films in Indonesia where his talents are better utilized). Wahlberg is OK but his character is kinda silly (I'd assume that his anger issues would severely hamper his work). There are too many cuts in action scenes and storywise the pacing is off. As a whole just barely above bad action film.
A black ops squad that is used in operations that don't exactly adhere to international laws needs to smuggle a police officer out of country. In exchange for asylum in USA he's offering the location of missing radioactive material. Just like in all agent films things aren't what they seem.
To me Mile 22 feels more like a TV pilot than a proper movie. It's hard to explain exactly why but it's basically just an introduction to Walhberg's character and also an introduction to main villain (for the "first season" at least). All the surveillance camera footage make it even look like a TV production (something like Person of Interest).
Otherwise Mile 22 is a crossbreed of Bourne films and Far East action like The Raid or The Night Comes for Us (which both just happen to be starred by Iko Uwais who's also co-starring Mile 22). It's just not written as well as Bournes and it's action is not on the level of the Indonesian films I mentioned. It's probably too harsh to say it combines the worst of both but it's definitely closer to that than combining the best.
Uwais is the best thing in the film and he deserves better opportunities in Hollywood (or maybe just keep making films in Indonesia where his talents are better utilized). Wahlberg is OK but his character is kinda silly (I'd assume that his anger issues would severely hamper his work). There are too many cuts in action scenes and storywise the pacing is off. As a whole just barely above bad action film.