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By Scott Nash (692) for Three Movie Buffs (692) on 14 Jan 2012

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,…

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By Adam Fendelman (235) for HollywoodChicago.com (623) on 14 Jan 2012

A film can't just rely on the surefire ingredients a big-budget film needs to become a box-office success…

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By Glenn Lovell (434) for CinemaDope (253) on 14 Jan 2012

a messy amalgam of The Departed and a jacked-up Fast and the Furious installment…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 13 Jan 2012

What we're left with is a movie that is about as nourishing as the Junior Mints and nachos available at the theater snack bar…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 13 Jan 2012

Wahlberg could sleepwalk through this role, and does. See this movie and you'll surely follow his lead…

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By Ahotmess (1) on 13 Jan 2012

Though, I think the beginning is a little slow, once the ball gets rolling you can't wait to see how it pans out…

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By Kevin Carr (1,610) for Fat Guys at the Movies (419) on 13 Jan 2012

Should have been a lot better. But really, what were you expecting…

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By Keith Cohen (225) for Entertainment Spectrum (633) on 13 Jan 2012

A perfect fit for release during the first month of a new year when expectations are low…

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By Mathew Dekinder (396) for Suburban Journals of St. Louis (395) on 13 Jan 2012

The biggest problem with the new Mark Wahlberg movie Contraband is that it can't decide if it wants to be a gritty crime drama, a rowdy action…

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By Jason Zingale (478) for Bullz-Eye.com (1,091) on 13 Jan 2012

There's hardly a single original idea in the movie, which is pretty ironic considering the film itself is about counterfeiting…

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By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 13 Jan 2012

New Orleans smuggler forced to pay off an in-law's debts must outwit a rival gang when he is double-crossed…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 13 Jan 2012

If ever there were a typical January movie, it's Contraband, a film so dreary (and downright distasteful) that no studio would think of releasing…

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By Christopher Lloyd (287) for Sarasota Herald-Tribune (239) on 13 Jan 2012

A tidy little heist/thriller starring Mark Wahlberg doing what he does best: Playing the underdog who always seems to gain the upper hand…

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By Katey Rich (412) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 13 Jan 2012

Contraband squanders its tiny bit of goodwill with a hotdogging, gritty attitude that's never reflected in the actual story…

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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for MSN Movies (470) on 13 Jan 2012

It's a good, chugging caper movie for the most part…

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By Thomas Leupp (166) for Hollywood.com (1,014) on 13 Jan 2012

I confess to be unfamiliar with the vagaries of illicit foreign-goods transport, but I have to think it's more exciting than the rote action…

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By Kelly Vance (1,015) for East Bay Express (1,012) on 13 Jan 2012

What keeps this from being the nifty little actioner it might have been? The writing mostly…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 13 Jan 2012

Mark Wahlberg struggles to deliver the goods in 'Contraband…

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By Gary Wolcott (857) for Tri-City Herald (818) on 13 Jan 2012

A dozen nail-biting, hold your breath and hold on to your seat action sequences more than make up for the film's flaws…

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By Kimberly Gadette (432) for Doddle (184) on 13 Jan 2012

Not brilliant, but certainly entertaining…

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