Summary
The Unioncontinues a negative Rotten Tomatoes streak for stars Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry. The duo stars in the Netflix action-comedy fromEntouragedirector Julian Farino as a construction worker and his former high school flame, who now works in the high-stakes world of espionage and drags him into a dangerous adventure.TheUnioncastalso includes Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alice Lee, Lorraine Bracco, Jackie Earle Haley, and J. K. Simmons.
Rotten Tomatoeshas now aggregated an official score forThe Unionout of 39 different critics' reviews. Although the number could fluctuate as more reviews are added, at the time of writing,it has a firmly Rotten 49% score, which is 11% below the 60% threshold past which a movie can be considered Fresh. This continues a streak of Rotten movies for both lead actors, as Berry has only starred in two Fresh narrative movies in the past 10 years and Wahlberg has only starred in five.
Can Mark Wahlberg And Halle Berry Reverse Their Rotten Tomatoes Streaks?
Both Have Projects Coming After The Union That Can Help
WhiletheUnionendingleft the door open for a possible sequel, it seems that such a follow-up would not help either star with their ongoing grim Rotten Tomatoes streaks. While Wahlberg has made considerably more movies than Berry since 2014 (with 22 compared to her eight), the fact that he has only earned three more Fresh scores than she has shows how pernicious both stars' critical streaks are at the time of writing. Below, seea breakdown of their runs of narrative movies in the past 10 years, with all Fresh scores presented in bold:
90%
43%
18%
30%
32%
44%
82%
80%
35%
All the Money in the World(2017)
79%
50%
21%
13%
16%
23%
89%
40%
36%
17%
7%
25%
70%
49%
The Union(2024)
However, it seems that both stars have at least one project that could help put their Rotten Tomatoes records back on track afterThe Union. While several upcomingMark Wahlberg moviesare questionable as to whether they will strike a chord with critics, including the Mel Gibson-helmedFlight Riskand the action-comedyBalls Up,one movie that may be the perfect opportunity for him to earn a Fresh score isthe Donald E. Westlake adaptationPlay Dirty. The movie was helmed by Shane Black, who has only ever earned one Rotten score as a director.
As for Berry, her first post-The Unionmovie is the Alexandre Aja horror titleNever Let Go, which comes during a time when the French-Algerian director has had a run of Fresh hits beginning withCrawlin 2019, which could very well continue with this new project. It remains to be seen how her titles that come next - which include The Process andMaude v Maude- perform, but the genre project, which is due later in 2024, could help kickstart a new phase of her career.
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.
