The Union (2024)
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A construction worker is recruited by his high school sweetheart, a secret agent, to join a covert organization for a high-stakes international mission.
The story
Mike McKenna, a construction worker from New Jersey, has his life upended when his high school sweetheart, Roxanne Hall, reappears after 25 years. Roxanne is now a secret agent for a covert organization called "The Union" and recruits Mike for a high-stakes mission. Despite his initial reluctance, Mike is tranquilized and taken to London, where he is briefed on a critical operation to retrieve sensitive government intelligence. Because of his unassuming identity, the Union believes he is the perfect cover for a perilous operation spanning across Europe, involving international threats from various intelligence agencies.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Mike McKenna, a construction worker, is recruited by his high school sweetheart Roxanne Hall, a secret agent for "The Union." After being taken to London, Mike is briefed on a mission to retrieve a briefcase of sensitive government intelligence being auctioned in Europe. He undergoes intensive training in combat and sharpshooting in under two weeks. During the operation, the team faces threats from Iranian, North Korean, and Russian agents. After a series of skirmishes and the destruction of their headquarters, the team goes into hiding. They eventually track down Juliet Quinn to obtain the briefcase. However, Nick Faraday, a supposed deceased agent and Roxanne's former husband, appears and reveals that the Union's founder, Tom Brennan, is a mole. Nick reveals he is planning to sell the intel to the Iranians. Mike and Roxanne eventually confront Nick in Istria. After a series of chases and a standoff where Mike refuses to shoot to protect Roxanne, Nick chooses to die. The film ends with Roxanne and Mike at a wedding, where Brennan invites Mike to join them for a new mission in Morocco.
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 107
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Julian Farino
- Writers
- Joe Barton · screenplay; David Guggenheim · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Mark Wahlberg · Mike McKenna; Halle Berry · Roxanne Hall; Mike Colter; Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje; Jessica De Gouw; Alice Lee; Jackie Earle Haley; J. K. Simmons
- Genres
- spy thriller; action; comedy
- Themes
- Identity; Espionage; Betrayal; Sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- Action-packed; Suspenseful; Thriller
- Premise and plot tags
- Spy Thriller; Action Comedy; International Espionage; Secret Agent; Training Montage
- Source material / true-story basis
- Our Man from Jersey
- Reception
- The film received mixed or average reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 44 · scale: 100 · review count: 22
- Production trivia
- The film was originally pitched as 'Our Man from Jersey'.; The production caused a disturbance in May 2022 due to noise and air pollution from filming in Fitzrovia.; The film was partially shot in the BT Tower in the UK.
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