Mile 22

Not sure where Mile 22 is going.

Director Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg, both of action thriller Lone Survivor, team up for their fourth film together. Wahlberg stars as James Silva, a CIA, Bourne-wannabe with a few ticks of his own. A large portion of the “plot” centers around a 22-mile transport in a film that has as much difficulty moving forward as its characters in that journey.

This doesn’t mean the film isn’t a pleasure in parts. There are a lot of expertly crafted suspense scenes and two lean-forward action scenes (featuring Iko Uwais) strung together. However, the finale (no spoilers here) choses to set up a franchise versus telling a solid story, which seems like a little grenade thrown at the viewer.

In a nutshell: Not unwatchable, and fun in parts, but not worth the sequel it clearly hopes for.

Award potential: None.

The ten buck review: Not worth the same ten bucks spent on Mission Impossible.