Rating of
2/4
Contraband review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 09/17/12
Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) has quit being a smuggler. His wife's Kate (Kate Beckinsale) brother Andy (Caleb Landry Jones) smuggled drugs and mobster Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi) wants this to be settled. Overloaded figures with lack of character development, direction somewhat dizzying because of the jerky camera movement and the usual formula for a heist weakens the film tremendously. Ribisi was surprisingly chilling, the rest just uninteresting. Wahlberg is more suited for support roles in this critics opinion, being the lead feels iffy, such as Shooter. Action sequences were authentic and Foster is always solid. Truckloads of swearing and violence even with the scenes with kids. It's conclusion was unsatisfying though the soundtrack matched the premise. Plot was all over the place. Contraband's formula is overdone, still its a descent view for heist/Wahlberg fanatics.
