Summary
The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for the Netflix movieThe Unionhas set a new record for actor Mark Wahlberg. InThe Union, Wahlberg plays Mike, a working-class man whose surprise run-in with his ex-girlfriend Roxanne leads to him being wrapped up in an unexpected international spy mission. In addition to Berry and Wahlberg,The Unionfeatures a leading castincluding J.K. Simmons, Mike Colter, Alice Lee, Jessica De Gouw, Lucy Cork, and Jackie Earle-Haley. The film is directed by Julian Farino and written by David Guggenheim and Joe Barton.
The updatedRotten Tomatoesaudience score forThe Unionhas come close to an unfortunate record for the actor. The audience score is now a rotten 25% on the aggregate ratings site. This score positionsThe Unionas Wahlberg’s second-lowest rated film of all time in terms of audience score, coming in just aboveThe Happening, which has a 24% score. The ratings forThe Unionhave been declining since its release, as the audience score was 27% last night before dropping to 25% today.
Why Are The Reviews For The Union So Bad?
The Union Could Have Used More Action
The critics did not have a much better perception ofThe Unionas compared with the audience reaction. At the time of writing,The Unionholds a 36% on Rotten Tomatoes. This percentage situatesThe Unionat a slightly better standing within Wahlberg’s oeuvre, as a number of his films have gotten critically panned. Wahlberg’s worst-rated film critically is 2022’sMe Time, which scored a single-digit 7%. Other low-ratedWahlberg filmsincludeRenaissance Man,Max Payne, andTransformers: The Last Knight.
Critics are dissingThe Unionfor its outlandish, unbelievable plot and the fact that the characters lack personality.Screen Rant’s review ofThe Unionmentioned that it succeeds as a romantic comedy more so than it does an action film, a sentiment implied by viewers who have called the film sappy. Other Rotten Tomatoes audience commenters notedThe Union’s lack of plot and overall confusing nature, saying that the film could have benefitted from far more action.
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DespiteThe Union’s poor reception, the film is not faring poorly on Netflix thus far. After its debut on Netflix, the film rose to the no. 1 slot on the Netflix chart. The film was later deemed no. 1 on the global top 10 chart for the week of August 12 to August 18, garnering 33.1 million views. These trends show that, despiteThe Union’s bad reviews, the film is getting views, but it will be interesting to see how this viewership may decrease as the reviews falter.
The Union
Cast
The Union is an upcoming film that explores the intersecting lives of multiple characters as they navigate complex relationships, personal struggles, and social issues.
