Mark Wahlberg’s panned action thriller from 2018 is currently finding new life on streaming.Mile 22, which sees Wahlberg reunite withLone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon,andPatriots Daydirector Peter Berg, has now found its way into the top 10 on Starz, with audiences turning to this no-nonsense tale of Marky Mark and his leadership of an elite, top secret CIA unit.
Starring Mark Wahlberg, Iko Uwais, John Malkovich, Lauren Cohan, and Ronda Rousey,Mile 22was met withlargely negative reviews upon release. The action outing stands at just 23% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with audiences slightly more enamored and scoring the movie 44% on the Popcornmeter. “Mile 22lets the bullets fly – and not much else – in a thrill-deficient action thriller whose title proves sadly fitting for a film that feels close to a marathon endurance test,” the critics’ consensus reads. You can check out the official synopsis below.
“CIA operative James Silva leads a small but lethal paramilitary team on an urgent and dangerous mission. They must transport a foreign intelligence asset from an American embassy in Southeast Asia to an airfield for extraction – a distance of 22 miles. Silva and the soldiers soon find themselves in a race against time as the city’s military, police and street gangs close in to reclaim the asset.”
Why Must Hollywood Continue to Waste the Talents of ‘The Raid’ Star Iko Uwais?
Launching onto every action movie fan’s radar with the brutal, bloody, and deliciously dusty masterpiece that is 2011’sThe Raid(others among us will have already known his name thanks to 2009’sMerantau), Iko Uwais is one of the most skilled martial artists currently demonstrating his skills on the silver screen. Sadly, asMile 22shows, Hollywood has struggled to use him properly.
Whilethe actor has excelled in projectssuch asThe Raid 2, Headshot,andThe Night Comes for Us, Hollywood has failed both the actor and the audience time and again, wasting his talents in the likes ofSnake Eyes, Expend4bles, and, perhaps most egregiously of all,Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Here’s hoping that Hollywood can find a director worthy of Uwais over the next few years.
Tom Holland & Mark Wahlberg’s Divisive Action Franchise Gets Major Sequel Update
‘Uncharted’ fans will have to remain patient it seems.
As for Mark Wahlberg, theTransformersstar continues to lead action thrillers withthe upcomingFlight Risk. Directed by Mel Gibson,Flight Riskfinds Wahlberg starring as a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. But, as they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.
Flight Riskis due to land in theaters on June 24, 2025, with Wahlberg also due toreturn for the action sequelThe Family Plan 2on Apple TV+, star alongside Paul Walter Hauser, Molly Shannon, Eva De Dominici, Benjamin Bratt, Daniela Melchior, Eric André and Chelsey Crisp in director Peter Farrelly’s action-comedyBalls Up, lead the long-gestating reboot of the beloved 70s action seriesThe Six Million Dollar Man, and star in Shane Black’s crime thrillerPlay Dirty.
