![]() ![]() He knows how to make entertaining films, and he rarely misses. For every film like Travelers and The Fighter, we see films like this, The Other Guys or sadly, Max Payne. Wahlberg puts his name on everything he does. Famed screenwriter / director John Sayles used to moonlight under a pseudonym in moneymaking movie ventures to pay for the films that he really wanted to make. The film needed more of the element provided by O’Hara’s Church to give it some heft, but overall, it is a passable evening’s entertainment.Īs for Wahlberg, what is to say, other than this is one of those movies he makes to pay for the other ones. Wahlberg’s on board staff is eclectic enough to be entertaining, even if JK Simmon’s Captain Camp is played about 40 points below his real IQ. She gives the aggrieved woman role a good run, until she get’s wrapped in improbability. It’s nice to see Beckinsdale in something other than a vampire/werewolf flick. The movie has the feeling of a mini-epic, only without the grandiosity of The Godfather or the depths of The Departed. If you’ve seen Foster and Ribisi in any other film, you have seen them here. ![]() There is never a point in the story where there is any doubt who will succeed and who will fail. ![]() Many more people die, things get stowed, muscles flexed, insults tossed and obvious things missed. This leads to using a bunch of money that they seemingly did not have, going on a ship and heading to Panama to round-up some illegal stuff. The kid is the brother-in-law of Chris Farraday (Wahlberg), who is thrust into the job of saving the day by alternately being threatened, threatening and paying back a sleazeball named Briggs (Ribisi, of course). The movie starts off with a kid (Jones) getting in too deep. ![]() At least, with Wahlberg in control, we have that moment where the protagonist admits that he is enjoying the ride. The old crook being forced into one last heist. Utilizziamo cookie e altre tecnologie simili necessari per consentirti di effettuare acquisti, per migliorare le tue esperienze di acquisto e per fornire i nostri servizi, come descritto in dettaglio nella nostra Informativa sui cookie.Utilizziamo questi cookie anche per capire come i. It plays so much like a Bruckheimer film, I am surprised to find the origins are Icelandic. Selezione delle preferenze relative ai cookie. Screenplay Aaron Guzikowski, based on Reykjavík-Rotterdam by Arnaldur Indriðason and Óskar Jónasson Enjoy.Starring Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Kate Beckinsdale, Giovinni Ribisi, Caleb Landry Jones, Lukas Haas, JK Simmons, David O’Hara, Diego Luna, Robert Wahlberg, William Lucking Without further ado, here’s the great new clip. Contraband will be hitting our screens on 16th March next year, which is a date that can’t come fast enough for me. This new clip sees Wahlberg talking to his boss, Ribisi, and things don’t look to be going quite his way, with the possibility of a $700k debt looming over his head – obviously not a nice situation to be in. Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate (Beckinsale), and sons become their target.”ĭirector Baltasar Kormákur is already set to re-team with Wahlberg on 2 Guns, which I think it’s a great indication that they’ve had an awesome time filming Contraband, which in turn is a great indication that we’ll have an awesome time watching it. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian (Foster), to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills. “Chris Farraday (Wahlberg) long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy (Caleb Landry Jones), botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs (Ribisi), Chris is forced back into doing what he does best – running contraband – to settle Andy’s debt. We’ve now got a brilliant new clip to share with you from the film, courtesy of Fandango, which should nicely whet your appetite and get you as excited to see this as I am, if you aren’t already. Simmons, and Lukas Haas, with Wahlberg’s brother, Robert Wahlberg, also taking a smaller role. Mark Wahlberg stars in the lead – therefore guaranteeing its brilliance I’m a big Wahlberg fan – alongside the likes of the excellent Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale, J.K. Contraband is shaping up to be one of the best action crime dramas of next year, and we’ve already been seeing some great things from it, in the form of the first official trailer back in September, followed up by the first and second posters for the film, and most recently the second trailer just over a month ago. ![]()
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