Contraband
Thriller set in the world of international smuggling starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale and Giovanni Ribisi.
In New Orleans, former smuggler Chris (Wahlberg) is forced back into the game after his brother-in-law, Andy (Caleb Landry Jones, X-Men: First Class), botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Briggs (Ribisi). In an attempt to repay Andy's debt, Chris assembles a crew and makes a run to Panama and back, hoping to return with millions in counterfeit bills. When things fall apart on route, Briggs seeks revenge by going after Chris' wife (Beckinsale). Finding himself deep inside the world he had left behind, Chris now has to go toe-to-toe with the psychotic Briggs to protect his family.
- Director:
- Baltasar Kormákur ('Inhale', 'A Little Trip to Heaven', 'The Sea')
- Writer:
- Aaron GuzikowskiArnaldur IndriðasonÓskar Jónasson
- Cast:
- Mark WahlbergKate BeckinsaleBen FosterGiovanni RibisiJ.K. SimmonsLukas HaasDiego LunaRobert Wahlberg
Reviews & comments
Muggles Smuggle
A cracking thriller, this US remake of of the Icelandic movie 'Reykjavik-Rotterdam' (2008) resets the action in New Orleans and should please fans of Marky Mark Wahlberg who like to see him get all blue-collar-criminal-trying-to-go-straight. Wahlberg plays the ex-smuggler forced to smuggle again with the type of conviction he displayed in 'Four Brothers'...
What could have been
This film could have been a cracker! The idea looked great and the trailer did a good job of dragging me along as soon as it was released. What a pity the film didn't quite deliver what could have been. The result is one of those films you might rent out from the video store when there is nothing else to watch.
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extract from theaterofthecommonman.com Contraband does exactly what it says on the tin. It's a movie, it's rated 16 and it shows Marky Mark busting people up inside their heads. Billed as an 'Action Thriller', there was certainly enough action to keep the bonehead bogans occupying the cinema's back row, satisfied. The thrills however were less than...
Contra-'banded'?
Yup, its pretty good, lots of action, good music, good acting (mostly).. So kinda left a 'good' taste in my mouth, not sure what else to say. In parts seemed familar to 'Gone in 60sec', 'Next Three Days' and the bad (miss-understood-really-a-good-guy) main hero does what is right, even tho its wrong, but not that wrong... Anyway, I've seen much worse, and...
USA Today
pressHas a few moments of tension, but it adheres to a predictable heist formula hardly worth trafficking in.
Roger Ebert
pressContraband involves a lot of energy, but I'm getting tired of violent retreads of these heist elements.
E! Online
pressMakes for a fun flick at first, until a nasty - and tonally inconsistent - misogynistic streak kills the joy.
USA Today
pressHas a few moments of tension, but it adheres to a predictable heist formula hardly worth trafficking in.
Roger Ebert
pressContraband involves a lot of energy, but I'm getting tired of violent retreads of these heist elements.
E! Online
pressMakes for a fun flick at first, until a nasty - and tonally inconsistent - misogynistic streak kills the joy.
Muggles Smuggle
A cracking thriller, this US remake of of the Icelandic movie 'Reykjavik-Rotterdam' (2008) resets the action in New Orleans and should please fans of Marky Mark Wahlberg who like to see him get all blue-collar-criminal-trying-to-go-straight. Wahlberg plays the ex-smuggler forced to smuggle again with the type of conviction he displayed in 'Four Brothers'...
What could have been
This film could have been a cracker! The idea looked great and the trailer did a good job of dragging me along as soon as it was released. What a pity the film didn't quite deliver what could have been. The result is one of those films you might rent out from the video store when there is nothing else to watch.
extract from theaterofthecommonman.com extract from theaterofthecommonman.com
extract from theaterofthecommonman.com Contraband does exactly what it says on the tin. It's a movie, it's rated 16 and it shows Marky Mark busting people up inside their heads. Billed as an 'Action Thriller', there was certainly enough action to keep the bonehead bogans occupying the cinema's back row, satisfied. The thrills however were less than...
Contra-'banded'?
Yup, its pretty good, lots of action, good music, good acting (mostly).. So kinda left a 'good' taste in my mouth, not sure what else to say. In parts seemed familar to 'Gone in 60sec', 'Next Three Days' and the bad (miss-understood-really-a-good-guy) main hero does what is right, even tho its wrong, but not that wrong... Anyway, I've seen much worse, and...
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