The Union's big schtick is that the Union is a covert op group like the FBI or CIA but they don't use elitist agents, they recruit "regular joes" like construction workers who "get stuff done" and aren't overly educated. So they recruit "nice guy" Wahlberg and immediately put him through intense training?? I guess years of education and developing skills aren't training but whatever. Oh and the fact that all of the Union agents are immensely skilled obviously have years of education at what they do is just ignored.
The smug and self-satisfied premise which falls apart in no time aside, The Union is also rote and predictable with run of the mill action sequences that barely hold any attention. Wahlberg and Berry have absolute zero chemistry so the movie's ham-fisted attempt at romantic subplot is ludicrous. There is a great supporting cast of character actors who are all wasted by the leads' weak presence.
The Union in all its pedestrian cliches is just a snore.
The Union
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, J.K. Simmons, Jackie Earle Haley, Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alice Lee, Lorraine Brocco, Dana Delany
Director: Julian Farino
Writers: Joe Barton, David Guggenheim
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