Contraband mark wahlberg4/20/2023 ![]() I’ve always found he suited lower-key action flicks like this one a whole lot better than the large scale flicks he was shoehorned into a couple of years ago (with MAX PAYNE being a particularly bad one). Wahlberg’s a natural playing the rough-around-the-edges hero, trying to leave his criminal past behind. ![]() The premise is good, if a little worn, with everyman Wahlberg being pressed back into crime to save his family. ![]() It’s actually a remake of an Icelandic film called REYKJAVIK-ROTTERDAM, whose leading actor, Baltasar Kormakur, takes on the directorial reigns for the American remake. Sure enough, CONTRABAND is indeed better than the typical January release, with it being, for the most part, a very effective crime thriller. It’s a big-budget crime caper, boasting two bonafide movie stars (Wahlberg & Beckinsale) along with a cast of strong up-and-comers, and character actors-including the great J.K Simmons, and the welcome return of Lucas Haas (WITNESS). REVIEW: CONTRABAND is an odd-choice for the so-called January dumping ground. Leaving his wife (Kate Beckinsale) in the hands of his best friend and partner, Sebastian (Ben Foster), Farraday signs up as a crew member on a merchant marine ship bound for Panama, where he hopes to smuggle back enough counterfeit-cash to square things for his family. PLOT: Former smuggler Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) is pulled back into the biz for one last score, after his ne’er do-well brother-in-law (Caleb Landry Jones) ends up dumping a shipment of drugs, putting him in debt to a local gangster (Giovanni Ribisi).
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