Massively underrated Giovanni Ribisi is awesome as Tim Briggs, a sort of cajun-speakin' psychotic whose every move elicits anxiety and dread. In a rarity among action films, even the supporting players are well cast here. That said, her personality fits with Wahlberg like a glove as both performers project a sort of simmering placidity in their demeanor. Beckinsale, of course, is also a bit of a kick-ass action star thanks to the Underworld films, a fact that does make her role here as a somewhat victimized wife seem like a bit of a stretch.
Wahlberg is teamed well with Kate Beckinsale as his wife. he's completely believable as someone who would do just about whatever it takes to protect his family, and his performance here is both exciting to watch and emotionally resonant.
This film offers Wahlberg the chance to flex his biceps and his emotions as Farraday, a buff kick-ass dude whose entire reason for re-entering his former profession is deemed noble because he's doing so to protect his family. While Wahlberg has never been a brilliant actor, he's a consistently good one who over the years has challenged himself in a variety of genres and in films where you'd swear he'd fall flat on his face (and he occasionally has). Director Baltasar Kormakur starred in the Icelandic original, and while there's not an ounce of originality in the film there's an abundance of decent action and macho humor.Ĭontraband is the kind of film that's perfectly suited for Mark Wahlberg, one of the few actors who is at home in an action flick as he is in an arthouse flick. Mark Wahlberg stars as Chris Farraday, a former smuggler turned family man who's forced back into the action when his wife's (Kate Beckinsale) baby brother (Caleb Landry Jones) becomes massively in debt to baddie Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi) after a smuggling job gone bad. If the offense involved possession of a controlled substance in a prison, correctional facility, or detention facility, apply §2P1.2 (Providing or Possessing Contraband in Prison).Ĭontraband is defined as "any" article which is intended for the unauthorized use or possession of any inmate or which is prohibited by law or Department Policy from being carried onto the grounds of an institution, detention facility, or APA Office.An American adaptation of a 2008 Nordic thriller called Reykjavik Rotterdam, Contraband is your standard issue action thriller with the notable exception that it's well cast enough to maintain consistent watchability and to be far more entertaining than you would ever expect.
The Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act of 1978 made smuggling more than 50 cartons (equivalent to 500 packs, or 10,000 cigarettes) a federal offense with a penalty of up to five years in prison. The Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act of 1978 made smuggling more than 50 cartons (equivalent to 500 packs, or 10,000 cigarettes) a federal offense with a penalty of up to five years in prison.The existence of both casual and organized smuggling implies that a consumer’s decision to smoke may depend not only on the price of cigarettes in his home state, but the price in another state and the cost of travel. The parties acknowledge that the City of Homestead and the Village of Biscayne Park are authorized to pursue property seized pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.
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