Spenser Confidential (2020)

Spenser Confidential: Directed by Peter Berg. With Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger. When two Boston police officers are murdered, ex-cop Spenser teams up with his no-nonsense roommate, Hawk, to take down criminals.

“Netflix makes a bunch of great stuff, often hits and misses, but in the niche of action/blockbuster movies, Netflix has a real knack for landing in the average and underwhelming section. u0026quot;Brightu0026quot; and u0026quot;6 Undergroundu0026quot; are spot-on examples u0026amp; now u0026quot;Spenser Confidentialu0026quot; has joined the bowl of expensive but mediocre action flicks.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Spenser Confidentialu0026quot; is Peter Bergu0026#39;s fifth movie in a row (!!!) starring Mark Wahlberg, and the last two were a downgrade for both. Spenser (Mark Wahlberg), an honest, hard-headed ex-cop with a strong moral compass gets out of prison, reconnects with his mentor Henry (Alan Arkin) and his new roommate Hawk (Winston Duke), a no-nonsense MMA fighter with heart. Spenser got in prison for trying out some vigilante justice u0026amp; that is exactly what heu0026#39;s going to do for the entirety of the movie, just now with his new friend Hawk. The story is as old as the world and nor Peter Berg nor the screenwriter Brian Helgeland (who really can do better than this) has done anything much to spice it up. u0026quot;Spenser Confidentialu0026quot; has comedy, action, sentimentalism and all the basic, vital ingredients, none of which rise above the level of average. Itu0026#39;s kinda like the movieu0026#39;s sort of u0026#39;mutedu0026#39;, like softened up, watered down, muddled, call it what You want. Youu0026#39;ve seen and felt all of this before, probably a load of times. So, looking for silver linings, the cast (mostly) provides decent performances, some jokes land and some action parts are well done and edited. The pacing couldu0026#39;ve been worse. Visually, itu0026#39;s pretty standard, not confusing or amateur, just standard. One would say, meaning me, that the R rating hasnu0026#39;t been utilized much at all, apart from some swearing, one or two machete cuts and a clothed sex scene. Mehh.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Spenser Confidentialu0026quot; is a lukewarm blockbuster, a lackluster cop/vigilante/p.i. action flick, an expensive movie made by big names and starring good names and thatu0026#39;s about it. Itu0026#39;s a light-hearted adventure, an easy Sunday watch, but the kind youu0026#39;re not very likely to remember. My rating: 6/10.”