‘Mile 22’ Has Action, Twists, and These Hands

It’s hard to classify Mile 22. On one hand, it’s an action movie starring an older yet prominent star, that is bound to impress the bloodthirsty Patriots who feed off of gore and violence. On the other hand, it’s a military mother’s tale of grace under extreme pressure and intense separation. Finally, it’s the story of a mysterious man with all the answers but no way out. Mile 22 is the story of his escape attempt and our involvement – or better yet – our non-involvement. Wahlberg stars as James Silva, the…l et’s call him gifted, paramilitary operative who heads a highly coveted but never celebrated branch of the CIA that steps in to handle affairs too volatile for us to be associated with. His team is highly trained, objective driven, and insanely lethal. This is covert ops. This is ghost protocol at the highest level. Silva and his team are tasked with a 22-mile route to extract a high-value asset out of a country in Southeast Asia. They don’t know who he is or what his background may be, but they quickly find out he’s much more than a local cop.

Whole Team of Hitters Iko ‘Never Lost A Fight Raid Rider’ Uwais entered this movie as nonchalant as can be. An assassination attempt later, Silva and the squad quickly realized that this cat is the most deadly mufucka in the western hemisphere! They have the confirmation that they needed and enact the much hyped and long desired Overwatch program. I say this without exaggerating. I found it baffling how often these military mast…