Contraband - Movie Review

Contraband starring Mark Wahlberg is reviewed by Christy Lemire (AP critic and host of Ebert Priesents at the Movies, check your local PBS listings) Ben Mankiewicz (host of Turner Classic Movies), and Alonso Duralde (TheWrap.com and Linoleum Knife podcast).

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/contraband_2012/

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... Written by Universal Pictures

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[alexd765]

It's starting to piss me off that Ben never sees the movies. You're a movie critic on a show that reviews movies, I mean god damn.

[baker98745]

@MrUNITEDTiLLiDIE HE NEVER SEES THE MOVIE ! Good Gravy, get anyone. ANYONE other than someone who hasnt seen the movie.

[jordanian4]

This guy is the reasons why I hate movie critics soo much. They live in a parallel universe and see movies like these soo abnormally from the normal viewers.

[InstantReviews]

all movies are good, aren't they?

[aroh100876]

this idiots give the worst grades to mostly all the movies they review, but there comes The Black Swan which is the worst, most Boeing, idiotic ever, and they loved it.. .

[realone5o4]

because he was black n four brothers...... and he said house nigger...... the fat guy sucks ass on every review

[realone5o4]

@mimgodfather  omg who gives a shit

[mimgodfather]

Um... 2 1/2 stars would translate to a 5/10, not 6/10 right? Unless she's talking 2 1/2 out of 4 stars, which makes a little more sense I guess.

[UnnamedAssaliant]

loved it...go see it

[Hamhark98]

@ProtossX Ummm, duh. Its a fucking action movie. Every B action movie has their plot taken from about 1500 other movies.

And this plot I have seen in at least 15 movies.

[jsaic]

cleavage...thank you, christy.

[Clanki]

So did you actually go watch it or did you just judge it by the trailer? It sure sounds like it.

I am from the country which the original movie, script, director and the CGI effects were made.

And I have to agree with someone else here. If you are going to REVIEW movies. GO AND FUCKING SEE THEM BEFORE YOU JUDGE THEM!