Summary
- Mark Wahlberg is excited about his upcoming movie
play dirty
compares with
Italian work
and
Heat
for its action and humor. - Wahlberg's recent films haven't received great reviews, though
play dirty
could be a game changer with a strong cast and writer. - With talented co-stars like LaKeith Stanfield and Tony Shalhoub and the expertise of director Shane Black,
Play dirty
has high potential.
Mark Wahlberg teases his upcoming film Play dirty. Written and directed by Shane Black, the crime thriller stars Wahlberg as Parker, a thief who embarks on an ambitious heist, and the character is adapted from a series of novels written by Donald Westlake under the pseudonym Richard Stark. Besides Wahlberg, Play dirtyRosa Salazar, Dermot Mulroney, LaKeith Stanfield, Tony Shalhoub, Keegan-Michael Key and Chukwudi Iwuji.
when talking to Collider, Wahlberg compared Play dirty for Italian work and Heat. He shared his excitement about being a part of the heist film, saying it was a rewarding project to play with Black's direction and writing as well as acting between story, tone and genre. Wahlberg also made the comparison Play dirty to another iconic action film, expressing how much he enjoyed bringing the film to life. Check out Wahlberg's comments below:
To me, it's like The Italian Affair meets The Heat. It's got action, it's got high stakes, it's got humor, it's got these great characters, it's got the best Shane Black dialogue. I waited a long time to get a script like this. Anytime we were talking, “Okay, if we're talking about a big, huge commercial movie, how do you want to do a movie as an actor?” And Lethal Weapon is always there and some of the other movies that Shane has written, so I couldn't be happier. I hope she was as happy with the experience as I was.
“Dirty Play” Could Be Mark Wahlberg's Best Project in Years
Most of his films have received Rotten Tomatometer Scores since 2020
While Wahlberg continues to bring plenty of star power to all of his projects, the actor's films have not been well received by critics in recent years. Wahlberg's latest film is a Netflix original Unityso far it has received a 44% critical score and 30% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. His only film since 2020 not to get a rotten Tomatometer score King Arthurbut only 70%, although it fared better with the general audience giving 97%.
|
Movie |
Tomato indicator |
Audience Account |
|---|---|---|
|
Unity (2024) |
44% |
30% |
|
King Arthur (2024) |
70% |
97% |
|
Family Plan (2023) |
25% |
61% |
|
When I (2022) |
7% |
32% |
|
Father Stu (2022) |
43% |
95% |
|
Uncharted (2022) |
40% |
90% |
|
Endless (2021) |
17% |
34% |
|
Joe Bell (2020) |
40% |
72% |
|
Scoob! (2020) |
48% |
53% |
|
Spencer Confidential (2020) |
36% |
51% |
If Play dirty It's on par with the movies Wahlberg compared – Italian work, Heatand Lethal Weapon – which will likely be Wahlberg's most acclaimed film in a few years. Be it an action heist movie Italian workhigh-priced action comedy Other Boysor as a crime thriller The Departed, Wahlberg often does his best work as an action star. Play dirty A strong writer-director and star-studded cast surrounding Wahlberg also benefits.
Iwuji played one of the most memorable super villains in recent years as the High Evolutionary Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Kane's comedic talent is unparalleled and Shalhoub is always phenomenal in whatever role he plays. He has extensive experience in writing and directing dark comediesand there hasn't been a new movie for several years Play dirty is even more interesting. If Play dirty as promising Mark Wahlberg this might be his most received film of the 2020s.
Source: Collider
