
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 s... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganNew Orleans smuggler forced to pay off an in-law's debts must outwit a rival gang when he is double-crossed. Sturdy remake of the Icelandic thriller Reykjavik-Rotterdam. |
| Village VoiceNick PinkertonNo one, however, could mistake Contraband for anything but what it is: a shift-job genre movie - not a bad day's work, content to match the blocky trudge of its star rather than attempt panache. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevySemi-effective heist thriller, in which the gritty style and visual floruishes can compensate only up to a point for the formulatic tale and generic characters. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternIt's a genre film, not great art, though there's a good joke about art - a pricey piece of action painting, appropriately enough - but it's a thoroughly satisfying entertainment, and, in this season of lowered expectations, a nice surprise. |
| TIME MagazineMary F. PolsContraband's sense of humor is charmingly macho, real meat and potatoes stuff. Literally. |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezThere's a frothy, almost whimsical undercurrent quietly bubbling beneath the dead-serious story, and it finally bursts to the forefront in the ridiculously happy finale, which argues without the slightest bit of shame that crime sometimes does pay - really, really well. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordIt's a decent enough action vehicle with plenty of violence and a director crazy enough to cast scenery masticators Ben Foster and Giovanni Ribisi in the same film... |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA dull, inert action movie...a shipment it's easy to label return to sender. |
| Metro Times (Detroit, MI)Corey Hall...an enjoyable burst of silly escapism coated with thin layer of lowlife grime, suggesting a darker reality than it's willing to commit to. It's kind of like cruising through a rough neighborhood from the safety of your bulletproof limo. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyA testament to January's reputation as the worst month for new movie releases, "Contraband" is a purely disposable crime thriller. |