‘Mission: Cross’: Deep Undercover South Korean Actioner

The directorial debut of Lee Myung Hoon lays out crimes, lies, and domestic ties for ordinary men with an action-packed past.

Kang Mi-seon (Yum Jung-ah) learns to respect her husband Park Kang-moo (Hwang Jung-min), in “Mission: Cross.” (Netflix).

TV-MA | 1h 45m | Action, Comedy, Crime | 2024

The trope of middle-aged men masquerading as mild-mannered suburbanites while secretly harboring lethal skills has been done to death. Yet, every now and then, a film manages to breathe fresh life into this familiar premise. In the “The Family Plan” (2023), Mark Wahlberg plays an undercover ex-hitman whose turbulent past collides with his quiet family life. It was unique enough to stand apart from other films in the genre.