Review of Contraband (2012) by Dale A — 19 Jan 2013

Ok. His newest movie out looks to b much better...

This review of Contraband (2012) was written by Dale A on 19 Jan 2013.

Contraband has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Rick S (308) on 06 May 2014

Hard for me to care about the characters die to the typical formula of these types of movies. Acting was meh…

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By Matthew B (2,571) on 21 Jun 2015

Good story. Could have been made so much better though. Mark Wahlberg is the same in every film, mono…

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By David J (1,942) on 14 Jan 2015

Better than the general action drug deal flick. Wahlberg and Beckinsale do a good job. The weakness lies in the somewhat cliched plotline…

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By Duke W (19) on 09 May 2014

Decent enough action film with a good cast, some decent action, looks good and is well acted however it is far from original…

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By Phillip G (271) on 19 Apr 2014

In the beginning, when it was focused on character building, Kormakur started down yet another one of his pretentious paths…

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By Tim W (1,375) on 19 Oct 2018

It's the kind of routine, pedestrian thriller that an actor like Mark Wahlberg would be in. On, that's right. He's in it…

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By Ezra M (128) on 25 Mar 2015

Los cliches basicos (bien aplicados) del cine de accion-drogas. Lastima que sea pan con lo mismo, aunque para ser honesto te mantiene muy entretenido…

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By Meth-Dude (745) on 04 Sep 2016

The story wasn't original and the movie was predictable but the acting was good, the action scenes were well made and the movie was entertaining…

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By Craig M (671) on 28 Sep 2014

I'm expecting a decent B Grade movie that stars Wahlberg in it, turns out its just another dark generic action movie…

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By Matthew L (1,720) on 29 Dec 2014

A serviceable, if unremarkable thriller starring Wahlberg. Beckinsale is woefully miscast as are Ben Foster and Giovanni Ribisi…

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