Spenser Confidential

    Spenser Confidential
    2020

    Synopsis

    Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers.

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    Cast

    • Mark WahlbergSpenser
    • Winston DukeHawk
    • Alan ArkinHenry
    • Iliza ShlesingerCissy Davis
    • Michael GastonCaptain Boylan
    • Bokeem WoodbineDriscoll
    • Marc MaronWayne Cosgrove
    • James DuMontBentwood
    • Post Malone'Squeeb'
    • Colleen CampBetty

    Recommendations

    • 88

      Chicago Sun-Times

      It’s a fantastically over-the-top, drive-in B-movie for the streaming generation.
    • 70

      Los Angeles Times

      Adapted apparently quite loosely from Atkins’ Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland, Spenser Confidential has ended up with a genially amusing script expertly tailored to its actors by Sean O’Keefe and the canny veteran Brian Helgeland. And, as smartly cast by the veteran Sheila Jaffe, Spenser Confidential gets spot on performances from a variety of actors, from household names including Alan Arkin to other less celebrated but undeniably talented folks.
    • 60

      Rolling Stone

      You might not pay money to see this in a theater, but you’d watch it on your couch in a second, which is why Netflix makes perfect sense for it. A coda sets up a sequel. There are worse things to look forward to.
    • 60

      IGN

      Mark Wahlberg and Winston Duke's fun chemistry helps elevate the predictable murder-mystery Spenser Confidential.
    • 60

      Variety

      The film even pokes fun at itself in the process, fully aware that Spenser Confidential isn’t meant to be taken as seriously as Wahlberg’s last few movies — and just as well, since irreverence plays well on Netflix.
    • 58

      Consequence

      A boilerplate action-comedy, that, while not wholly original, provides enough memorable two-fisted tough guy action and likable characters to waste a Wednesday night with on the fly.
    • 42

      The A.V. Club

      While the partnership between Wahlberg and actor-turned-director Peter Berg has produced a few duds since the success of Lone Survivor, none have been as generically mediocre. At the very least, one can appreciate it for being environmentally friendly.
    • 25

      The Associated Press

      Spenser Confidential is a bit of a mess tonally with a plot that keeps attracting new weird layers, like lint on a sweater. It wants to be funnier than it is. It hopes to be deeper than it is.