Coming to Netflix on 6 March, comedy actioner Spenser Confidential stars Mark Wahlberg and Winstone Duke as, respectively, a jailbird ex-cop and an up-and-coming MMA fighter.
Winstone Duke as Hawk and Mark Wahlberg as Spenser Confidential, I mean Spenser
I’ll admit when I first heard about the film I misread the title, and for a brief glorious moment I thought we were getting a movie version of early-90s Newcastle detective drama Spender, starring Jimmy Nail. Alas no, though if anyone wants to make that, there’s a readymade audience of one right here, and could you cast Keanu, please. Thanks.
Jimmy Nail as Spender (with Denise Welch)
Oh yes, the Spenser trailer. Here it is!
And here’s the synopsis:
Spenser (Mark Wahlberg) — an ex-cop better known for making trouble than solving it — just got out of prison and is leaving Boston for good. But first he gets roped into helping his old boxing coach and mentor, Henry (Alan Arkin), with a promising amateur. That’s Hawk (Winston Duke), a brash, no-nonsense MMA fighter convinced he’ll be a tougher opponent than Spenser ever was.
When two of Spenser’s former colleagues turn up murdered, he recruits Hawk and his foul-mouthed ex-girlfriend, Cissy (Iliza Shlesinger), to help him investigate and bring the culprits to justice. From director Peter Berg, SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL is an action-comedy co-starring Bokeem Woodbine, Marc Maron and Austin Post. Inspired by Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland, a best-selling novel by Ace Atkins.
Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Mark Wahlberg
I’m probably not its target audience but while the jokes are predictable it does look quite fun, and Spenser’s ex-girlfriend is a winner.
And the good news is after writing this article, I’ve had to type Wahlberg so many times I finally know how to spell it.
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