Overview

• Play Dirty, a heist action-comedy from Shane Black starring Mark Wahlberg, debuted October 1 as a Prime Video exclusive and is reported to be dominating the service’s global top 10.
• Critical reception is lukewarm, with scores around 49% on Rotten Tomatoes and roughly 50/100 on Metacritic based on early reviews.
• The film adapts Donald E. Westlake’s Parker novels, framing a betrayal during a robbery that leads to a larger high-stakes heist without revealing major plot turns.
• Reviewers frequently praise LaKeith Stanfield and other supporting players, while noting pacing issues, overstuffed plotting, and occasionally flat CGI and visuals.
• The release marks Black’s first feature since 2018’s The Predator, with Robert Downey Jr. producing after being briefly attached to star during development.