Contraband

Contraband is an 2012 action crime drama film on DVD directed by Baltasar Kormákur, starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Caleb Landry Jones, Giovanni Ribisi, Lukas Haas, Diego Luna and J. K. Simmons.

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 him but the 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.

Critic Reviews:

• " Hang tight, action fans. Because once that assignment begins, so does a quite enjoyable mash-up of Tower Heist, Ocean's Eleven and The Italian Job. " – Leigh Paatsch

• " [Contraband] moves along nicely, assisted by the inclusion of real bad guys, nasty enough to provide a decent level of jeopardy and the easy, cheeky camaraderie between Wahlberg and his gang. " – Francesca Rudkin

• " Wahlberg delivers in this sometimes tense, enjoyable, but morally muddy heist thriller. " – R.L. Shaffer