![]() ![]() That's just the introduction of this review. MARK WAHLBERG plays a former smuggler who has abandoned his.WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R For violence, pervasive language, and brief drug use. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Older teens may be attracted to the film's action elements and popular cast. There is also a traitor in the mix, and he threatens to derail Chris' entire plan. And in Panama, an even more ruthless crime lord named Gonzalo (DIEGO LUNA) has to be dealt with carefully. SIMMMONS) is suspicious of Chris and his crew's every move. They include the ship's cook Tarik (LUCKY JOHNSON), engineer Igor (OLAFUR DARRI OLAFSSON), and newly married crewman Danny (LUKAS HAAS).īack home, though, Briggs terrorizes Kate repeatedly to put pressure on Chris not to screw up. To settle Andy's debt, Chris enlists the help of his best friend, Sebastian (BEN FOSTER), and his jailed father, Bud (WILLIAM LUCKING), to assemble a boat crew who will sail to Panama and return to Louisiana with millions in counterfeit money. ![]() However, he is enticed into pulling one last job when his brother-in-law, Andy (CALEB LANDRY JONES), botches a drug deal for a vicious New Orleans crime boss named Tim Briggs (GIOVANNI RIBISI). He now has a successful business installing security alarms in people's homes. PLOT: Chris Farraday (MARK WAHLBERG) was once a great smuggler, but he abandoned his life of crime to live the quiet life with his wife, Kate (KATE BECKINSALE), and their two young sons. QUICK TAKE: Crime Thriller: A former smuggler is enticed to do one last job to pay off his brother-in-law's debt to a New Orleans criminal. Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate (Kate Beckinsale), and sons become their target.(2012) (Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale) (R) Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian (Ben Foster), for one final run to Panama and back, hoping to return with millions in counterfeit bills. ![]() 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. 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. Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, a fast-paced thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked so hard to leave behind and the family he’ll do anything to protect. Here’s the official synopsis for Contraband: The film also stars Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, J.K. When his brother-in-law ( Caleb Landry Jones) botches a deal, Wahlberg’s character must settle his brother-in-law’s debt in order to keep him safe from a drug boss ( Giovanni Ribisi). The film is set in the world of international smuggling and stars Mark Wahlberg as a man trying to escape his days as a criminal. We’ve been provided with five clips from the crime thriller Contraband. ![]()
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