Contraband

Contraband

  • Director: Baltasar Kormákur
  • Writer: Aaron Guzikowski,Arnaldur Indriðason,Óskar Jónasso
  • Countries of origin: United States, United Kingdom, France
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Release date: January 13, 2012
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Phi Vụ Ngầm
  • "Contraband" is an action movie produced by Universal Pictures in 2012. The film is directed by Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson, and co-starred by Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg , Kate Beckinsale and Goat Boy . The film was released in the United States on January 13, 2012.
    The film is based on the remake of the Icelandic film "Reykjavik-Rotterdam". It tells the thrilling experience of a master smuggler, Chris, who has gone back to his old business to smuggle counterfeit money to help his family pay off debts   .

    Details

    • Release date January 13, 2012
    • Filming locations New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Working Title Films

    Box office

    Budget

    $25,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $66,528,000

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $24,349,815

    Gross worldwide

    $96,262,212

    Movie reviews

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    • By Cletus 2022-03-24 09:01:51

      Contraband

      Chris Farrard (Mark Wahlberg), a former omnipotent smuggler, is now a master of smuggling with his wife Kate (Kate Beckinsale) and two sons. Live in seclusion. Until one day, Kate's brother Andy screwed up a drug deal, and the ruthless boss Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi) threatened to make them pay a heavy price. In order to help Andy pay off his debts, Chris had to re-enter the arena and summoned his old partners Sebastian Abini (Ben Foster) and Danny Reimer (Lucas Hartford). Lukas Haas),...

    • By Clarabelle 2022-03-23 09:01:53

      A rare warm ending in an American blockbuster!

      Or to say that Hollywood is the center of the world's films. The detailed and streamlined shooting process makes Hollywood directors take a random shot, which is a thrilling, exciting, and suspenseful movie.
         There are quite a few scenes in the plot of this film. Although Wahlberg went to smuggle, we hope he can return safely. In fact, under the arrangement of the director, he turned the bad luck into a good one, saw the tricks, and made a smooth return from the encirclement....

    • By Darrion 2022-03-23 09:01:53

      A rare warm ending in an American blockbuster!

      Or to say that Hollywood is the center of the world's films. The detailed and streamlined shooting process makes Hollywood directors take a random shot, which is a thrilling, exciting, and suspenseful movie.
         There are quite a few scenes in the plot of this film. Although Wahlberg went to smuggle, we hope he can return safely. In fact, under the arrangement of the director, he turned the bad luck into a good one, saw the tricks, and made a smooth return from the encirclement....

    • By Lola 2022-03-23 09:01:53

      sea ​​lion courtship price

      Male sea lions, especially large male sea lions, are treated like Lord Yongzheng during the annual breeding season. The concubines, concubines and palace maids compete to flatter each other, and even travel over time and space for hundreds of years to play... Great-granddaughter level. The idiots also gave up feminism and showed off the historical knowledge they learned from elementary school textbooks. But the female sea lions have overlooked one point, that is, marrying a fast-growing husband...

    • By Laurine 2022-03-23 09:01:53

      Essential elements of a good movie

      1. The plot is simple but not rough;
      2. The details are rich and delicate;
      3. The relationship between the characters should be simple and clear . The

      above constitutes the basic elements of a good movie. Contraband fully satisfies all the above conditions and is worthy of recommendation. good movie.

      Recently, some directors in China have a big bad habit. Before the story of the movie starts, the horses are galloping. "A, B, C, Ding..." and so on. In 120 minutes, I...

    User comments

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    • By Kirstin 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      Since it's all filmed like this, wouldn't it be more compact to compress it to...

    • By Juana 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      There are a few places where the soundtrack is really good. I just enjoy relying on holding...

    • By Trenton 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      The only thing that attracted me was the introduction to the smuggling...

    • By Monique 2022-04-23 07:02:02

      Mark Wahlberg is so...

    • By Doris 2022-04-23 07:02:02

      Photography is a bit...

    Movie plot

    Smuggler Chris Farad ( Mark Wahlberg ) has washed his hands in a golden bowl , and now lives a normal family life with his beautiful and virtuous wife Kate ( Kate Beckinsale ) and two sons, but not from day one is willing, because of his Qijiu Andy (Kalai Bo Landry Jones ornaments) blew a vote drug trade, offend his boss, Tim Briggs ( Giovanni Ribisi ornaments ) , due to the situation, he had to regain his old smuggling business to pay...
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    Actor selection

    Because the movie is a Hollywood movie advocating "personal heroism", Mark Wahlberg was chosen for the actor Chris. Mark Wahlberg is the most perfect actor in this role. Wahlberg has a blue-collar temperament and feeling, and his performance has a real feeling. Temperament, appearance and performance style can bring a different feeling to this character, a real sense of existence. And Wahlberg is very good at shooting action scenes,...
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    North American Evaluation of

    Although the film sometimes seems to be indifferent, it does make you patient to watch it; such a film in January is enough. (Comment by "Entertainment Weekly")
    It's fair to see such a genre movie in such a dull schedule-it has no artistic value in the first place. ("Wall Street Journal" review)
    The interaction between the several leading actors in the film is still very interesting, and the action scenes on the cruise ship are really...
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    Movie quotes

    • Chris Farraday: I've got to try and fix this. Trust me, I know what I'm doing.

    • Chris Farraday: [to Tim] You think you're the only guy with a fucking gun?

    • Sebastian Abney: [one of Chris sons hit him with a paper ball] Good aim.