Flight Risk (2025)

WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Flight Risk.

Despite being a paid hitman, Daryl is quite obviously nefarious from the start.

Will the Mel Gibson-directed Mark Wahlberg thriller take No.

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1 at the domestic box office in what has proven to be an unpredictable January?

His character inFlight Riskmay just be the most wicked and undoubtedly evil character Wahlberg has ever played.

According toPeople, Wahlberg even apologized to his castmates after filmingFlight Riskfor staying in his antagonistic character.

Mark Wahlberg in the Cockpit of a Plane Wearing a Backwards Baseball Cap in Flight Risk 2024

“I was locked into the part the whole time.

Daryl is a simple villain with a singular objective and a one-track mind.

He serves the plot and not much else.

Mark Wahlberg with his hands above his head in Flight Risk

Set in a high-stakes world of international espionage, Flight Risk (2025) follows an elite team of operatives tasked with preventing a global catastrophe. Amid mounting tensions, they unravel a complex conspiracy that challenges their loyalties and skills, leading to a race against time to avert disaster.

A better version of Daryl may have shown more complexity and human elements to add suspense and unpredictability.

Mark Wahlberg dressed as a pilot in Flight Risk in front of money

Mark Wahlberg with a headset on in Flight Risk

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