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This job should be a piece of cake: former smuggler Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) gets dragged back into the game in order to make things right with a nasty New Orleans gangster (Giovanni Ribisi) over a debt owed by Chris's brother-in-law. So, Chris needs to smuggle in some goods on a cargo ship from Panama, pay the guy off, and return to a suburban life on the straight and narrow. No problem, right? What's fun about Contraband is that despite its hero's meticulous planning, all hell breaks loose in Panama City, where nothing goes as planned and where the cargo ship is, after all, due to disembark at a certain time, with or without him. Based on the Icelandic film Reykjavík-Rotterdam, this movie is full of stock characters and rancid dialogue, but the plot is so kicky and wild, it almost doesn't matter, at least for as long as the movie is on screen. Director Baltasar Kormákur (he produced the original film and directed the entertaining 101 Reykjavík) pumps up the action nicely, although the actors are on their own: Wahlberg contributes his customary solid center, which a movie like this needs, but Kate Beckinsale has nothing to do as his wife, and Ribisi and Ben Foster emote with reckless abandon. No one will mistake it for a classic, but Contraband has enough zip, and a few genuine surprises, to qualify it as a fun diversion. --Robert Horton
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What would you hide to protect your family?
Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, an action-thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked hard to leave behind and the family he'll do anything to protect. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling - full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, high-stakes and big payoffs-where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away. Chris Farraday (Wahlberg) long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy (Caleb Landry Jones), botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi), Chris is forced back into doing what he does best-running contraband-to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian (Ben Foster), to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills. Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate (Kate Beckinsale), and sons become their target.
Mark Wahlberg tient la vedette dans le rôle de Chris Farraday, un célèbre contrebandier qui a tourné le dos à son passé criminel pour être auprès de son épouse (Kate Beckinsale) et de ses fils. Lorsqu’un impitoyable caïd de la drogue (Giovanni Ribisi) menace sa famille, Farraday doit faire appel à ses anciennes aptitudes et relations pour un dernier boulot. Contrebande nous plonge dans l’univers clandestin et sans pitié des contrebandiers internationaux pour une aventure palpitante que la critique a qualifiée d’« endiablée, violente et sans détour » – Mark S.Allen, CBS/CW-TV (Sacramento) !
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By Scotty P
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
If I had to pick a guy that I had a man-crush on, It would be Mark Wahlberg. Who could forget Boogie Nights or Fear? The Italian Job? I was excited when I saw this movie come out in theaters, and waited til it came out on Blu-Ray before watching it for the first time. It didn't really grab my attention from the get-go, and I lost interest early on, so it may be a little better than I remember, but for the most part, it cannot touch his classics. Although, isn't that usually the case?
By spigomars
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This film is full of twists and turns and kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end. I love to try and figure out the plot of the movie I am watching and usually I am successful in figuring things out. Not so in this case I was baffled right up to the end.
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By A. Wheeler
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
As much as I hate to say it, but this is a pretty boring film. It seems to trudge along ad nausea, and when something finally happens it seems almost anti-climatic. It tries to give the ambiance of a film like Traffic, yet offers none of the suspense or intrigue.
I expected much more action and excitement than what actually occurred, and to make things worse, this film has got one of the most laughable and ludicrous story lines I have ever seen for a major Hollywood film. So much of what happens in this film is so unbelievable that it becomes embarrassing. Even the ending, which includes the odious affirmation that crime does pay for "good" criminals, is so disingenuous and manipulative.
I would not recommend this film.
I expected much more action and excitement than what actually occurred, and to make things worse, this film has got one of the most laughable and ludicrous story lines I have ever seen for a major Hollywood film. So much of what happens in this film is so unbelievable that it becomes embarrassing. Even the ending, which includes the odious affirmation that crime does pay for "good" criminals, is so disingenuous and manipulative.
I would not recommend this film.
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Contraband
Was not a fan of this show at all, heard it was good but I found the story line dragged!
Published 6 months ago by Amy
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Contrabland
I love drug heist and the "criminal underground" movies like Blow and the Town and thought I would love this. This however is a big no no. Read more
Published 8 months ago by koolz03
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie, thought there would be more action
I still recommend this movie, great actors and great story. Awesome action not as much as i thought there would be but still really good. A+
Published 12 months ago by HOCKEY_ROCKES
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