Spenser Confidential

— When a couple of cops are murdered, ex-cop Spenser (Mark Wahlberg) and an MMA (Winston Duke) fighter try to figure out who the real murderer is. Helping them along the way is gym owner Alan Arkin, doing his usual anxious, befuddled character. Wahlberg is always likeable, but he’s just going through the motions on this one, and Winston Duke may just be miscast. If you’re a fan of ‘40’s fiction or ‘80’s television, you might not even recognize Spenser as having originated in Robert B. Parker's novels or portrayed by Robert Urich in “Spenser: For Hire.” It’s mild entertainment but nothing special. [Netflix streaming.] 

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[2020. 111 min. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, and Alan Arkin.]
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/spenser-confidential-movie-review-2020