Review of Contraband (2012) by Jim B — 02 Jun 2012

A movie where you root for a bad guy to kill all the really bad guys... Overall, formulaic and not all that interesting...

This review of Contraband (2012) was written by Jim B on 02 Jun 2012.

Contraband has generally received mixed reviews.

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