Mark Wahlberg’s Top 10 Movies

BY JAY BOBBIN

“Daddy’s Home” (2015): The premise of a man (Will Ferrell) trying to win over his stepchildren when their vastly different biological dad (Wahlberg) suddenly reappears gives both stars solid comedic moments.

“Lone Survivor” (2013): Wahlberg does effectively intense work as Marcus Luttrell, the real-life survivor who made it out alive after a military mission against the Taliban went awry.

“Ted” (2012): Wahlberg. Foulmouthed teddy bear. Seth MacFarlane creation. Enough said.

“The Fighter” (2010): Wahlberg’s determination as a producer got this true story of a boxer (played by Wahlberg) and his half brother (Christian Bale) made.

“The Departed” (2006): An Oscar-nominated Wahlberg is superb as a Boston policeman helping an undercover comrade (Leonardo DiCaprio) try to get the goods on a mobster (Jack Nicholson).

Optimus Prime, the good-guy Autobot that’s in big need of refurbishing.

Thus, the battle lines are drawn anew, with the bad guys wanting to get their hands on Optimus. Expectedly, the pursuit poses great peril for Wahlberg’s character, as well as for his scantily dressed teenage daughter (Nicola Peltz, who will be recognized by those who watched television’s “Bates Motel”) ... not to mention the populations of Texas, Chicago and Hong Kong, the principal settings of this saga.

Among the human cast members, the customarily excellent Tucci fares best as a character whose change of heart gives him some actual acting to do. It shouldn’t come as a news flash by now, however, that “Transformers” movies aren’t exactly built for that.

They’re much more about the spectacle of the battles between machine that actually do transform, and the 3-D that was an option for moviegoers during the film’s original run added that much more to the overall visual awe.

No one should complain about there not being enough of that degree of wonder this time: “Transformers: Age of Extinction” runs just shy of three hours. By and large, it delivers the expected goods, and it’s hard to ask much more of a movie that has the Transformers brand on it.

“The Italian Job” (2003): This fast-paced update of a robbery caper, with Wahlberg as a betrayed conspirator looking to get even, has a memorable getaway sequence involving Mini cars.

“Rock Star” (2001): Wahlberg makes a great transformation as a member of a tribute band enlisted to become the lead singer of the real group.

“The Perfect Storm” (2000): The true story of a fishing boat crew’s battle against nature finds much of its heart in the love story of the characters played by Wahlberg and Diane Lane.

“Three Kings” (1999): Several soldiers, one of them played by Wahlberg, devise a gold heist in the immediate aftermath of the Persian Gulf War.

“Boogie Nights” (1997): The acting breakthrough for Wahlberg came with his performance as Dirk Diggler, porn movie star.