THE UNION NETFLIX MOVIE

February 11, 2025February 11, 2025

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You know a good movie when you see the likes of Mark Wahlberg, starring as Mike McKenna the movie opens with a crew of secret highly trained operatives (The Union) on a mission.

The aim of the mission was to recover a high-tech informative device that holds the personal data of every security agent who has served allied Western nations including the FBI, CIA, police, and The Union itself, the mission went south when the device got hijacked by unidentified agents and about six crew members of The Union were shot and presumed dead

The Union is in turmoil after the botched operation in Trieste, in desperate need of a fresh face, they turn to Mike, a “nobody,” for a critical mission to retrieve the device.

Mike is a construction worker from Paterson, New Jersey whose life changes unexpectedly when his high school sweetheart Roxanne Hall re-enters his life after 25 years. She is now a secret agent for a covert organization known as “The Union” and recruits him, initially against his will.

Tranquillized by Rox, Mike wakes hours later in London. Rox explains how she got him there, and he hurries out of the luxurious hotel and meets her boss Tom Brennan. They brief him on a high-stakes mission, claiming his unassuming identity is the perfect cover.

The briefcase containing sensitive information on individuals who have served allied Western nations is being auctioned off to the highest bidder. The perilous operation spans across Europe and includes a series of international threats, including Iranian terrorists, North Korean agents, and Russian spies.

Mike had to go through vigorous training, normally done over six months but condensed to under two weeks. He is given another identity, undergoes psychological tests, and is trained in hand-to-hand combat and sharpshooting, all while trying to keep up with the highly skilled Roxanne.

In his first mission by “The Union” he is given five million dollars to buy an opportunity to bid at the intel auction, Mike is immediately ambushed by who they believe is another interested party. The team barely gets him out in time, but the auction access device gets irreparably damaged. Out of money, The Union decides to also fight dirty, tracking down the Koreans’ mercenaries in hopes of acquiring theirs.

The Union successfully infiltrates the Koreans, grabbing their device. However, the Union’s communications expert is found out and killed in the van and the same breath the team watches from a distance in horror as their headquarters explodes. Forced to go into hiding, the next evening the team regroups for the auction. Tom bids with CIA money, while Foreman works on tracing Quinn’s location who is in charge of the ongoing auction, Rox and Mike speed on a motorcycle to reach her.

Juliet Quinn is forced by Rox and Mike to take them to the briefcase. At her place, just before they are to leave with it, Nick Faraday arrives at the door. Warning that they are all in grave danger, he convinces Rox to let him in. Nick being one of the six Union agents believed to have died in Trieste comes up and claims Tom Brennan, the founder of The Union, is the mole, at the same time Mike discovers and is shocked that Rox even had a husband.

Convinced to meet with a CIA liaison at a bridge the next day, Rox and Mike leave together with the briefcase. In the car, he is upset she had not mentioned Nick, and she insists they had been separated. Made to feel he has lived a small life, Mike announces he is done, getting out of the car. However, Mike cools off and shows up at the bridge drop-off in the morning where they both apologize. Nick calls Rox, revealing he has framed her and Brennan, as he’s planning to sell the intel to the Iranians. He got tired of never getting credit or decent reimbursement for work at The Union. Mike and Rox escape as the CIA closes in.

Tracking Nick to Istria, Rox and Mike interrupt the deal with the Iranians, who pull out. Then Juliet also pulls out with her men. Mike suddenly appears on a motorbike and Rox tosses him the briefcase. After a chase around the town by the Iranians, they finally are back together, when Nick and Mike have a standoff. To not risk Rox’s life, Mike puts down his gun. During a subsequent car chase, Rox pauses when she believes he died. Finally, they catch up to Nick on the dock, who chooses to die rather than let Rox take him to jail.

On Sunday, at the wedding, Rox shows up. They call each other out to show they care about each other. As they are about to sneak off together, Brennan appears and invites Mike to join them for an upcoming mission.