Directed by: Baltasar Kormakur
Starring: Mark Whalberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster
Running Time: 110 minutes
This 2012 action thriller movie tells the story of Chris Farraday (Whalberg), an ex-smuggler who is now living a legit simple life with his wife. When his brother-in-law gets involved in an illegal deal that goes bad, he has to go back to his old ways to make it all good. While there is no honor among thieves, blood is thicker than water.
While
Contraband did not reinvent the wheel or give us Oscar-worthy movie-making,
what we get here is effective story-telling. The story is compelling, the
acting is very good and the action is fast-paced and well planned-out.
Mark
Whalberg has become a very good action star, in the vein of Bruce Willis and
many others. The supporting cast is also very good. Great work by Ben Foster. As
usual Giovanni Ribisi pulls off a very convincing bad guy. He sure has that
knack for playing guys you cannot help hating. Overall, Contraband is a very
entertaining movie.
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