It stars Mark Wahlberg as Spenser and Winston “Black Panther” Duke as Hawk. “It is very loosely based on the novel Wonderland by Ace Atkins, and uses the names of characters created by Robert B. Parker.” Spenser is an ex-cop and ex-con and Hawk is an MMA fighter. wikipedia.org

Okaaaaay. What the hell, I’ll watch. I loved the early novels and the later ones are fun.

It’s an action-comedy directed by Peter Berg.

Also: Appreciating Robert B. Parker’s Spenser thrillingdetective.com