The movie Contraband is the story of Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg), an ex-smuggler who is forced to do one last job to save his family. Cliched plot aside, the movie is actually well executed and entertaining. Chris was once an expert in the field of smuggling but eventually "became legit", starting his own business and raising a family. While on a smuggling job, his brother-in-law has to ditch a stash of cocaine, because the ship is being boarded and searched by customs. Due to this, the people he was working for kill his partner and badly injure him, threatening his life if he doesn't find a way to pay them back. Chris decides to get back into the business to protect him, as well as the rest of his family. I appreciated the fact that Chris isn't the "John McClane" action hero, thinking of himself as a bad-ass, spewing off one liners and lighting a cigarette every five minutes. He's intelligent and knows what to do to get the job done. He always seems to be one step ahead of everyone else, as he's able to out think the customs officers and ensure the safety of his family. The movie was able to put me on the edge of my seat at times, which is the trademark of a good action movie. The acting was solid, from the ways I mentioned Chris behaving, to the secondary characters, who sometimes aren't potrayed very well in action movies. In all honesty, I was expecting the movie to be explosions and cheesy acting, but I was pleasantly surprised with an engaging story, decent acting, and an ending that left me wanting more. Contraband is definitely worth seeing for anyone who enjoys a good action movie.
There’s not a lot to think about while watching it and we’ve seen some of this plot before in other films, but for a movie opening in January, it’s actually pretty damn good thanks to a couple of cool heists and a relatively good cast. Nice review.
Okay first of all don't disrespect Die Hard those are the best Christmas movies ever made! Other than that I was very impressed with the commercial and your review of the movie. I know how our tastes in movie usually work, if you like it, I don't, (Fight Club) but this seems to be an exception to the rule I would really like to go see this movie. It seems very stimulating intellectually and also has all the "boom" and "pow" that every guy wants.
Nice. I liked how you contrasted Matt Damons character to "John McClane," and how that he isn't really a natural bad A, he just knows what he is doing. It seems like an awesome movie, if Mr. Nelson liked it then it must have been a good one. An excellent review, and it makes me want to go see it right now!
Oh my freaking gosh... I LOVEEEEEEE THIS MOVIE!!! For real!! I didn't know going into the theater I was going to watch this movie, because my friends and I all agreed to watch The Sitter, but we all debated until our minds got changed to Contraband. But enough about all of that... For those of you who have not seen this movie, I am telling you now to quit reading the summary about it and just go watch it because it's so good!! Mark Wahlberg plays a wonderful actor in protecting his family and playing the bad-boy role!
There’s not a lot to think about while watching it and we’ve seen some of this plot before in other films, but for a movie opening in January, it’s actually pretty damn good thanks to a couple of cool heists and a relatively good cast. Nice review.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dan, I appreciate the feedback.
DeleteOkay first of all don't disrespect Die Hard those are the best Christmas movies ever made! Other than that I was very impressed with the commercial and your review of the movie. I know how our tastes in movie usually work, if you like it, I don't, (Fight Club) but this seems to be an exception to the rule I would really like to go see this movie. It seems very stimulating intellectually and also has all the "boom" and "pow" that every guy wants.
ReplyDeleteNice. I liked how you contrasted Matt Damons character to "John McClane," and how that he isn't really a natural bad A, he just knows what he is doing. It seems like an awesome movie, if Mr. Nelson liked it then it must have been a good one. An excellent review, and it makes me want to go see it right now!
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ReplyDeleteOh my freaking gosh... I LOVEEEEEEE THIS MOVIE!!! For real!! I didn't know going into the theater I was going to watch this movie, because my friends and I all agreed to watch The Sitter, but we all debated until our minds got changed to Contraband. But enough about all of that... For those of you who have not seen this movie, I am telling you now to quit reading the summary about it and just go watch it because it's so good!! Mark Wahlberg plays a wonderful actor in protecting his family and playing the bad-boy role!
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