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• Dean !

  
  A good mix of action, heist and thriller with a good cast line-up make this a better than average film. It didn't have anything particularly new or original about it, but if you like those genre of films then you should enjoy this.

• Bruce B

  
  Another great film with Mark Wahlberg in, Movie is full of action, drama and excitment. Worth watching anytime. 4 1/2 stars

• JY S

  
  There is nothing new about Baltasar Kormakur's <i>Contraband</i>, but it has enough to moderately satisfy.<p>Spanning a good 105 minutes, <i>Contraband</i> plays out partially like a heist flick, which works in its favor. Aside from that, the… More
  There is nothing new about Baltasar Kormakur's <i>Contraband</i>, but it has enough to moderately satisfy.<p>Spanning a good 105 minutes, <i>Contraband</i> plays out partially like a heist flick, which works in its favor. Aside from that, the villains are cliched, side characters lack sufficient background, and the smuggling crime itself isn't exactly edge of the seat thrilling.</p><p>With the way the story goes, this isn't a film where the action comes first. Yes, it has its share of violence; however, this is more of a crime thriller than an action adventure. As mentioned earlier, this works out for the better.</p><p>Mark Wahlberg plays a confident master criminal with no problems. Extraordinary? No. Good enough for a hero? Yes. Kate Beckinsale seems underused, but becomes a satisfaction to see in a film full of male criminals.</p><p><i>Contraband</i> isn't a must see in any way shape or form. It is a watchable picture however.</p>

• Dead A

  
  Kate Beckinsale's character was quite different over here. Took me a while to accept it since I've seen her different in Underworld. This movie was nice. Though the story wasn't new or anything. I mean it doesn't feel fresh but wasn't boring.

• ♥˩ƳИИ &

  
  Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Caleb Landry Jones, Diego Luna, J.K. Simmons, Lukas Haas, Connor Hill, Bryce McDaniel Director: Baltasar Kormákur Summary: When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a… More
  Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Caleb Landry Jones, Diego Luna, J.K. Simmons, Lukas Haas, Connor Hill, Bryce McDaniel Director: Baltasar Kormákur Summary: When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago -- smuggling -- to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike. My Thoughts: "I enjoyed the movie. It had a lot of my favs. like yummy Mark, Ben, and Giovanni. Plus the lovely Kate. I thought they all were great in this. As for the story, it was OK. I think I expected more action. There wasn't much character developement, but I didn't mind having the movie make you come up with your own assumptions. But I could have done with a bit more background on these characters. It's basically the good crooks against the bad crooks in a game of tug and war. The ending of the game is too obvious that it makes it a little boring to watch. But still I enjoyed the performances. Ben is always the one to watch and Ribisi is never a disappointment and you can count on Wahlberg to always be the badass throwing punches. Nice flick but nothing great."

• J P

  
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• Jeff "

  
  Contraband is a thrilling action film that is a pretty decent cinematic experience. The film definitely delivers the action, but there's something missing to really make this one stand out. I thought that Giovanni Ribisi as ruthless gangster Tim Briggs made this film better. His… More
  Contraband is a thrilling action film that is a pretty decent cinematic experience. The film definitely delivers the action, but there's something missing to really make this one stand out. I thought that Giovanni Ribisi as ruthless gangster Tim Briggs made this film better. His performance saved the film from being a total disappointment. The film was a decent actioner, one that was mindless viewing experience. The problem though was the fact that some of the film was derivative of other films and it felt predictable. As a whole, Contraband could have been a much better film, but it's still a pretty decent film too. Mark Wahlberg was great in the lead and along with Ribisi made the film better. There could have been more improvements on the film of course, and if a rewrite of the script would have been done. Contraband is a decent film, but once the credits roll, it leaves a lot to be desired. You end up feeling that there is something missing to really make Contraband work. Overall this is a mindless action film, and nothing more. The film, like I said is decent, but it doesn't try to do anything new with its formula. For what it is, it's a pleasant time waster, but Mark Wahlberg has made far better films than this. Enjoyable and fun, Contraband isn't anything truly remarkable, but it works to thrill and though flawed, it most certainly does that. Using the same old, clichéd formula, Contraband delivers a decent two hour action flick with a few good performances. The film could have been better, but if you like Mark Wahlberg, you'll probably enjoy this. I liked it, but I think they could have put a bit more effort into the film.

• Phil H

  
  OK the first thing to hit me with this thriller is the excellent cast and subsequent excellent performances they all give, Wahlberg, Foster and Ribisi really come together and blend well giving really strong tense portrayals of their characters. All three of the main cast are around… More
  OK the first thing to hit me with this thriller is the excellent cast and subsequent excellent performances they all give, Wahlberg, Foster and Ribisi really come together and blend well giving really strong tense portrayals of their characters. All three of the main cast are around the same age (almost) and I think it shows as they seem to effortlessly connect, almost like a small group of your mates working together. I think Wahlberg has nailed the average blue collar working schmo to a tea in recent films but he does tend to be the same character in everything he does, oh well. The film isn't exactly super exciting but more of a slowish burner as Wahlberg basically needs to get his hands on a load of dosh to pay of some criminals which threaten his family, yeeeeah not tooooo original is it. His so called best mate played by Foster is of course in cahoots with the bad guys and is playing Wahlberg's character (not really a spoiler don't worry), Foster is so good at being low down scummy guys, makes you wonder huh. Its sort of a heist flick but also more of your typical blackmail, smuggling, gang, mobster type thing which is sort of cool but slightly underwhelming also. The whole thing lacks bite, you really wanna see Wahlberg kick some ass and pop some caps in some asses but he never really does that. Ribisi is a really good junkie redneck in this and he needs a major whipping and you just want him to get blow away, you yearn for some gun action but it never materialises and it just feels like a chance missed. It does get reasonably tense at times but it just ends all too softly when you really wanna see some quality retribution for the good guys. Solid stern decent performances yes, pumping film...no, could of been so much more exciting, hard to even say it was an 'action' film really, or thriller, kinda somewhere inbetween.

• Al S

  
  A strong, solid, gritty and adrenaline-pumping crime-thriller. It`s a thrilling, dynamic and intense movie. It has alot of strength and keeps rolling with its story and characters and chooses that over action and effects. It`s smart and entertaining and packs alot of star power. Mark… More
  A strong, solid, gritty and adrenaline-pumping crime-thriller. It`s a thrilling, dynamic and intense movie. It has alot of strength and keeps rolling with its story and characters and chooses that over action and effects. It`s smart and entertaining and packs alot of star power. Mark Wahlberg is excellent, he gives another strong and compelling performance. A great and strong caper filled with suspensful moments, gripping characters and a great action sequence. It`s full-on excitement.

• Everett J

  
  Based on the previews I was expecting an action thriller. I thought this would be "Max Payne", instead it's more "Italian Job", which works out great. Mark Wahlberg stars as Chris, who has abandoned a life of crime and started a family. When his… More
  Based on the previews I was expecting an action thriller. I thought this would be "Max Payne", instead it's more "Italian Job", which works out great. Mark Wahlberg stars as Chris, who has abandoned a life of crime and started a family. When his brother-in-law gets into trouble with a mob boss, Chris gets thrust back into the smuggling business. He has to form a team, and make one big score to save his brother-in-law, himself, and his family. Features a great supporting cast with Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, and Giovanni Ribisi. The movie drags a little towards the middle, but picks back up, and keeps you genuinely interested until the end. Would have liked a little bit more action, but the story made up for it. I love heist movies, and this sits pretty nicely with some of the better ones out there. Definitely check it out.

• Manu G

  
  What would you hide to protect your family? Good movie! I enjoyed it quite much but I wanted more from it, this film had so much hype to it and even though was good enough I wanted more. Mark Wahlberg did great as the main character and Ben Foster and Giovanni Ribisi with his crazy… More
  What would you hide to protect your family? Good movie! I enjoyed it quite much but I wanted more from it, this film had so much hype to it and even though was good enough I wanted more. Mark Wahlberg did great as the main character and Ben Foster and Giovanni Ribisi with his crazy accent were very good also. I think it's not worth seeing more than once but it's quite good for a movie night with some popcorn in your home. Chris Faraday once smuggled illegal items or contraband into the country on freighters. He left that life behind, got married has a family and went legit. But when his brother-in-law got involved with Briggs, a drug dealer and when he blew a deal, Briggs demands restitution which he can't deliver. So Chris offers to find a way to pay him but the he threatens Chris' family if he doesn't deliver. So he gets on a freighter destined for Panama and he sets out to bring back some counterfeit currency. Briggs "goes to see" Chris' family. When Chris learns of this he asks his friend Sebastian to take care of them which he does. He tells Chris that it would be better to bring drugs instead of the cash.

• Lorenzo v

  
  <i>"What would you hide to protect your family?"</i> To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills. <center><font size=+2 face="Century… More
  <i>"What would you hide to protect your family?"</i> To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills. <center><font size=+2 face="Century Schoolbook"><b><u>REVIEW</u></b></font></center> Mark Wahlberg toplines as the sympathetic, blue-collar protagonist, with a wife and two little boys. He is reluctant to pull off one last job to thwart a gang of murderous, low-life thugs from icing his wife's cretinous younger brother. In the Icelandic original "Reykjavik-Rotterdam", the hero was a smuggler, too. He got busted trying to smuggle liquor, got fired, and wound up working as a poorly paid security guard. Financial troubles drove him back into the smuggling racket, and he had to pull off one last job. Of course, a first-class story can always weather the rigors of a remake, and director Baltasar Kormákur has crafted a memorable heist thriller which doesn't rely entirely on macho acrobatics and staccato bursts of gunfire for more than ten minutes out of its 110 minute running time. In fact, Kormákur doesn't linger on any scene any longer than necessary to make his points in this nervy spine-tingler. You won't find a more treacherous horde of villains anywhere than those that Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, and J.K. Simmons portray. Ribisi takes top honors as a particularly repulsive specimen of sub-humanity. The mark of a top-notch thriller is when the hero winds up stuck in one more jam than he had prepared for. "Contraband" keeps Chris leaping through one flaming hoop after another. Director Baltasar Kormákur and scenarist Arnaldur Indriðason paint our hero into one corner after another so that he must use his wits rather than his fists or firearms to extricate himself "Contraband" will keep you poised on the edge of your seat right up to fade-out.

• Nate Z

  
  January at the movies has long been a time for two kinds of releases: 1) award-worthy films expanding into wider release, and, 2) crap. That's about it. I'll let you figure out which category the action thriller Contraband belongs in. Paul (Mark Wahlberg) was once the… More
  January at the movies has long been a time for two kinds of releases: 1) award-worthy films expanding into wider release, and, 2) crap. That's about it. I'll let you figure out which category the action thriller Contraband belongs in. Paul (Mark Wahlberg) was once the best smuggler in the business. He's since gone legit, starting a family and his own private security business. His brother-in-law (Caleb Landry Jones) gets into trouble with some bad men. He tosses a load of smuggled drugs to elude Customs ships, but now Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi) wants the value of the drugs or else. Paul knows he has no choice but to put together one last job to save Kate's (Kate Beckinsale) brother. Paul leaves his family in the hands of Sebastian (Ben Foster), a trusted accomplish on many missions. John puts together a team and plans to board a ship headed for Panama City. While there, the team will load large sums of confederate money. The sale of the fake currency should square things between John and Briggs. However, little goes according to plan. Contraband is a lousy heist picture that feels like it's making it up as it goes. First off, the premise of John having to go back into his art of smuggling to settle a debt has been overdone, and the fact that John's idiotic brother-in-law is as fault makes it hard to care that something might happen to the idiot. But why God do they bring this screw-up, the brother-in-law, along with them? He's already proven to be a poor decision maker and a moron, and, surprise surprise, when in Panama the guy gets them into more danger. So irritating is this character, always foolishly making things worse for John, that you wish they had thrown this dolt overboard. This is a movie structured with a small beginning, a small end, and a great big fat middle, and it's that middle that involves our destination to Panama. With heist movies, as well as most thrillers, we don't want things to go according to plan. We want to see organic complications and watch our team of characters adjust. With Contraband, the complications don't feel natural so much as like careening plot elements from other movies. John's quick visit goes out of control, with the team losing their payment money for the confederate loot (guess who's responsible for that? Guess?), and they have to go find a budding crime lord, Gonzalo (Milk's Diego Luna), and then this crime lord just happens to be plotting a heist at THAT EXACT MOMENT and John and his team should come along and then the heist goes bad, as always, and the team ahs to get away, but Gonzalo demands to be taken to a hospital by gunpoint, and then the cargo ship is going to leave port, and, and, and, and, etc. There are so many breakneck plot turns thrown in that it feels like a broken blender spewing half-formed plot residue everywhere. It's the film equivalent of the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie story ("If you give a smuggler a deadline, he'll need a contact. If you give him a contact, he'll need to do the contact a favor. If he does the contact a favor, he'll have to do this one job for him. If he does this one job for him, he'll need a crew. If he needs a crew, he'll need... etc.). Let's take a moment to analyze the peculiar masks Gonzalo and his team choose to utilize. They literally wrap duct tape around their faces. That's got to be the dumbest mask in the history of cinema, and there have been some stinkers. They couldn't afford pantyhose? Anything? They had to use tape? First off, you can't conceal key features, like your eyes and mouth, and lastly, isn't it going to be something of a bitch to rip those things off? The only person who could properly wear a duct tape mask would be someone suffering from alopecia (condition that leaves a person hairless). Otherwise you're sacrificing your eyebrows. Maybe this is just how things are done in Panama. So much of this movie feels like it's on autopilot, just drifting like that cargo ship. At this point, I don't even think Wahlberg is trying to hide his indifference to the material. He's a man with a shady past who went legit and has a family now, but in order to protect that family he is drawn back to his shady past. How many times has this plot device just been used in the last few years? The rest of the characters fill out the crime thriller cheat sheet: young screw-up who serves as plot catalyst, parent in prison to provide cautionary tale, best trusted pal that ultimately proves to be untrustworthy, and the harried, often victimized wife. Poor Beckinsale (Underworld) who gets beaten, threatened with a gun in her face, and victimized to a degree that it feels like exploitation. This woman can never catch a break. She gets few moments in the film where she is free from being terrorized with violence. I have no idea what would attract an actress like Beckinsale to this part other than the allure of a paycheck. Contraband stalls when it comes to thrills, and part of this is because the villains seem so lame. Briggs just comes across as an inept criminal, like somebody's own screw-up brother-in-law that tagged along to play with the big boys. He's routinely beaten and bossed around. It's hard to take his threats seriously, so the movie cuts its losses and just has him threaten Kate some more. It becomes old quick. The only thing that keeps Contraband going is the great distance between Paula and his family, a divide that keeps Paul vulnerable. Too bad that the movie can't think of anything thrilling to do with this scenario and settles, all too frequently, on scaring the wife. Wouldn't the film have been more engrossing if Paul's wife had been kidnapped this whole time? Would that not cause a better sense of urgency than the vague threat that a character we don't care about might get offed for being stupid? From an action standpoint, the thrills rarely materialize, relying on a contingent of blunders and coincidences to provide the thrills. There wasn't a moment where I worried for a character on screen. This may be because I didn't care for a person on screen, thanks to workmanlike characterization, but it's also got to fall on the feet of Icelandic director Baltasar Kormakur (who starred in Wahlberg's role in the original Icleandic version of this flick) and his nascent camerawork. There will be moments where his camera does stutter-step zooms, mimicking the docu-drama camerawork that's been en vogue with action cinema. And then he'll never repeat it. There's a shot of Gonzalo blowing the armored car up and it's filmed in a high-speed, stylized shot to distill the strange beauty of the force, and then this never happens again. It's like Kormakur is sampling all 31 flavors of action movie styles and can't decide on a visual tone. The action is too dependent on arbitrary coincidences for it to be satisfying of thrilling; we're just waiting for the next out-of-nowhere plot turn to move things along. The ending attempts to tie up things nicely but feels asinine and laughable in how John can take out three villains in one well-orchestrated, tidy swoop. Don't even get me started on the impracticalities of John hearing a lone cell phone ringing to be able to trace his wife in an entire construction site. The resolution feels ludicrous and a stroke of dumb luck. Contraband is a convoluted, knuckleheaded thriller that drags because of arbitrary maneuverings, poor characterization, a fat middle section plot-wise, and pedestrian action. The movie feels like it's being made up on the spot. As a result of all this tiresome lateral plotting, Contraband feels like it's going nowhere and spinning into oblivion. I found myself nodding off at various points, my brain bored by all the generic goings-on. The constant victimization of Paul's wife is a rather ugly development for a movie that confuses salty language and furrowed brows for toughness. The movie is devoid of any sense of fun. It just becomes an empty enterprise of actors going through the motions to work of genre pap. Even by the dirt-low standards of January cinematic offerings, Contraband isn't worth a cent of your hard-earned money. Nate's Grade: C-

• KJ P

  
  It may not have the punch that some crime trillers have, but considering that a film like "Contraband," dropped in the middle of a dull time of the year is this good, is a step in the right direction. After Chris's (Wahlberg) wife's (Beckinsale) brother fails in an… More
  It may not have the punch that some crime trillers have, but considering that a film like "Contraband," dropped in the middle of a dull time of the year is this good, is a step in the right direction. After Chris's (Wahlberg) wife's (Beckinsale) brother fails in an attempt to smuggle drugs on a ship, Chris is now on a mission to import counterfeit money in order to pay back the money that is know owed to the vicious boss that his wife's brother had been working for. He does this with him of course, to keep him safe and make sure that nothing goes wrong. This film is very stylish and is always one step ahead of the audience. There were a few eye rolling moments where they should have been caught, but that is what happens in ever crime film, what do you expect? The action is awesome, the story is simple with a complex series of events, the acting is superb by the entire secondary cast, and the conclusion will have your heart racing. I did not expect to enjoy this film as much as I did, especially a January release; However, it is great popcorn entertainment and I give it a solid recommendation. "Contraband" is awesome!

• Tyler C

  
  Generic, sometimes complicated and full of "January film" conventions, Contraband is very a bland and dull heist film.

• Aaron N

  
  Chris Farraday: You think you're the only guy with a gun? In the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds, starring Nicolas Cage, actor Giovanni Ribisi played Cage's younger brother, who was in over his head after losing out on a big heist, while working for an evil gangster.… More
  Chris Farraday: You think you're the only guy with a gun? In the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds, starring Nicolas Cage, actor Giovanni Ribisi played Cage's younger brother, who was in over his head after losing out on a big heist, while working for an evil gangster. His big brother, who retired from the life of crime, is forced to come back to the life of crime in an effort to keep his little brother out of danger. Over a decade later, in Contraband, Ribisi has now grown up into being the evil gangster character, forcing another unfortunate little brother to do his bidding and bringing back the reluctant older brother. This is all to say that both films are clear examples of a fun enough genre film. Contraband has a bit of an edge (and not just ratings-wise) however, as I was quite pleased with how the film came together, utilizing every character and minor plot point in an economical sense. Especially given the early 2012 release date, this is solid escapist fun that doesn't aspire for anything greater. read the whole review at thecodeiszeek.com

• Dann M

  
  Contraband is a suspense thriller that's a bit short on suspense, but it's entertaining none the less. The story follows a former smuggler that has to do one last run in order to save his family from a gangster. The cast is pretty good and includes Mark Wahlberg, Kate… More
  Contraband is a suspense thriller that's a bit short on suspense, but it's entertaining none the less. The story follows a former smuggler that has to do one last run in order to save his family from a gangster. The cast is pretty good and includes Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Bibisi, and J.K. Simmons; each of whom gives a strong performance. The story has some well-crafted mystery to it, and the smuggling job itself is rather interesting. There are problems with the film, but overall Contraband is an engaging thriller.

• Bradley W

  
  Contraband is the usual "last heist" film that we have seen a million times before and yet the film still manages to keep me interested. Let me start by stating I am a huge Mark Wahlberg fan, I mean there are very few films I dislike him in so that is what made me want to… More
  Contraband is the usual "last heist" film that we have seen a million times before and yet the film still manages to keep me interested. Let me start by stating I am a huge Mark Wahlberg fan, I mean there are very few films I dislike him in so that is what made me want to check out this film. It has some good storytelling, I will not lie, but it uses so many clichà (C)s from past heist films that it ends up just feeling like that one movie you mention to your friends that was pretty cool. That is pretty much all this is, just that movie you remember seeing that one time. It does give the audience some fun action scenes and I enjoyed Mark Wahlberg's character, mainly because they made him more of trying to a hero to his family, instead of some selfish anti-hero. You can either like or dislike this film, as for me it was down the middle since it does a lot of stuff right, but ends up just being a film you hardly remember. The story Chris Faraday (Mark Wahlberg) who once smuggled illegal items or contraband into the country on freighters. He left that life behind, got married has a family and went legit. But when his brother-in-law got involved with Briggs, a drug dealer and when he blew a deal, Briggs (Giovanni Ribsi) demands restitution which he can't deliver. So Chris offers to find a way to pay him but the he threatens Chris' family if he doesn't deliver. He must enter back into his old life once more so he can help his wife (Kate Beckinsale) and sons and finish this for good. The plot of the film acts as the usual heist film, but that does not make it so bad. I actually enjoyed some of the characters, especially Chris who is more of trying to redeem him and save his family. I also enjoyed his best friend Sebastian, and thought their friendship part of the story is the films highlight. I really never got into the heist of the film; although it was cool I just never got into the story since there really is nothing that happens. They need to do something to separate themselves from other heist films, like my favorite film of all time is Inception and that is a heist film, and that separates itself from other heist films like no other film I have ever seen. This just felt like they were not trying too hard, it seemed just that kind of movie that they needed to fill up the weekend so they just wrote a simple heist film. Overall not much to remember here other than some characters. The cast is the high point of the film I think, since I really enjoyed a lot of the performances. Mark Wahlberg showed me in The Departed and The Other Guys that he has great acting abilities, and here he does play his usual role, but somehow he does it incredibly well and we really find his likable and tough. Kate Beckinsale is really just the wife who is in danger, but she did not play a bad role so I will admit she was ok. Ben Foster did a decent role as well, I could not complain about anything he did and I enjoyed him. Giovanni Ribisi is a good actor, he has a wide range of roles like Avatar and The Rum Diary, and once again here he has shown me he has some great talent with his darker side. Overall I thought the cast was good, nothing award winning by any means, bust still good. Contraband is not a revelation is heist films like Inception was, itâ(TM)s just another addition to heist films that happened to be just okay. You may not be like me and thought this film was incredible, but honestly I have seen a lot of heist films and nothing impressed me here. The direction from Baltasar Kormákur is pretty well done, for a weak script he uses what he has pretty well and I think he may have the potential to make a great action film. So what else can I really say about the movie that I have not said already, if you enjoy heist films a lot than you may fall in love with this film. But in a movie I expect a certain amount of this and this did not add up enough for me to be considered a winner, but itâ(TM)s still just a fun time at the movies and should not be ignored.

• The Movie W

  
  This remake of an Icelandic thriller will leave viewers cold. When Beckinsale's younger brother botches a smuggling job, her ex-smuggler husband Wahlberg embarks on one last job to clear the debt and save his family. The artist formerly known as Marky Mark seems to be filling… More
  This remake of an Icelandic thriller will leave viewers cold. When Beckinsale's younger brother botches a smuggling job, her ex-smuggler husband Wahlberg embarks on one last job to clear the debt and save his family. The artist formerly known as Marky Mark seems to be filling the vacuum left by Nicolas Cage. Once the star of pre-summer blockbusters like "Gone In Sixty Seconds", Cage is now rightly recognised as box-office poison. Enter Wahlberg to take the lead in fare like this. He seems to be an actor who wears his own clothes, usually some manner of tight T-shirt and leather jacket combo. Here he sports the same outfit through the entire movie, despite becoming a multi-millionaire at one point in the narrative. I guess he would call that "keeping it real". He's not the worst actor in this ensemble though. That honor falls to Ribisi who adopts a deeply irritating nasal twang and is thoroughly unconvincing as a high level gang leader. Foster too is awful, an addiction to lollipops being his idea of character depth. Beckinsale feels thoroughly miscast as a criminal's wife. The movie seems tonally confused, unable to decide whether it's a gritty crime drama or a fun caper flick. In one scene Wahlberg and Haas unwittingly contribute to the shocking massacre of an armoured car crew yet are back to cracking jokes immediately after. This is a remake of the Icelandic movie "Reykyavik:Rotterdam". Curiously the original director turned this down so it's helmed by it's lead actor. I struggle to imagine this finding an appreciative audience. It's too gritty for the blockbuster crowd, too dumb for anyone looking for a serious crime drama.

• George F

  
  Good old January mediocrity...I won't say I'm sorry we watched it...I like going to the movies, and for $2 it really wasn't all that bad...but I'm going to forget this movie exists and certainly that I ever watched it within...I don't know...I might have… More
  Good old January mediocrity...I won't say I'm sorry we watched it...I like going to the movies, and for $2 it really wasn't all that bad...but I'm going to forget this movie exists and certainly that I ever watched it within...I don't know...I might have forgotten already, what movie am I talking about?

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