Contraband 2012 123movies

Watch: Contraband 2012 123movies, Full Movie Online – 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 Briggs but then 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..
Plot: 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.
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Ratings:

	6.4/10 Votes: 123,143
	51% | RottenTomatoes
	51/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 1817 Popularity: 26.993 | TMDB

Reviews:

It’s alright
It’s alright.

That’s a perfect description. Should you watch it? Yes. But I’d feel better about myself if I waited for this one and watched it at home.

This is a basic heist movie, but the details of the heist are not very clearly defined and presented to the audience. Oceans 11, Italian Job and the like really spell it out for you – in Contraband we just get a loose overview. The suspension of belief required in some areas of the movie just kind of deflates the entire film a bit. Not too much, just a bit. Maybe my expectations were too high?

Marky Mark does a fine job and the movie is fine. It’s enjoyable. But, it’s not great. And I want great from Wahlberg because I’ve gotten it before and I know he can do it. The other members of the cast range from passable to good, not great, except for Ribisi who really gets under your skin and delivers a menacing and chilling performance. No sex, but there are some beat ’em up scenes and graphic gun fights. The language is pretty clean overall – not unnecessarily vulgar at least.

In my opinion, Mark Wahlberg has been an inconsistent actor. He’s had some high levels of success and other times it just seems like his movies are just OK. I wonder if he has internalized this and just works to collect a check… I don’t know. I hope he frequently makes movies, but I also hope he makes a few more great ones, instead of just “alright.”

With all that being said, I was entertained. It’s a fine movie and good enough for the movie theater. But again, if you’re trying to maximize your $10.00, take a look at some of the other offerings this week.

Good Wahlberg action movie. Strong storytelling after the cliché start.
Contraband starts like “Gone in 60 Seconds”, but instead of boosting cars it’s about smuggling contraband, and like GI6S it’s because of an idiot younger brothers and familial responsibilities that brings an ex-criminal/smuggler out of retirement for that one last job. Chris our smuggler protagonist is deemed the Houdini of smuggling but in reality, he’s a general super bad-ass who can talk fast, kick ass and smuggle at superhero levels. We are then treated to the Mark Wahlberg show where it’s hard to imagine anything adverse happening to him and we just go along with the ride.

The movie is at its best after it sheds its GI6S intro and moves to the nitty gritty details of smuggling. The movie feels at home at sea where everything is calculated and ordered, but while on land, the movie is always bizarre, violent and out of control. This lends for some really angular storytelling that keeps the movie exciting and interesting.

It’s great to see Kate Beckinsdale in the movies again though she plays the wife whose main role is to look great and be in distress, a far cry from her iconic Underworld Selene or from her last movie Whiteout.

On the whole it’s a good action movie and if you liked Mark Wahlberg’s previous movies like the Italian Job and Shooter, you will also like this.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 49 min (109 min)
Budget 25000000
Revenue 96262212
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Action, Crime, Drama
Director Baltasar Kormákur
Writer Aaron Guzikowski, Arnaldur Indriðason, Óskar Jónasson
Actors Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale
Country United States, United Kingdom, France
Awards 1 win
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital, Datasat, SDDS
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Aaton Penelope, Cooke Panchro and Angenieux Optimo Lenses
Laboratory Cineworks, New Orleans (LA), USA (film processing) (dailies), DeLuxe, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length 2,998 m (Portugal)
Negative Format 35 mm (Fuji Eterna Vivid 250D 8546, Eterna Vivid 500T 8547, Eterna 500T 8573)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Super 35 (3-perf) (source format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic) (Kodak Vision 2383), D-Cinema