The boy’s brother-in-law, Chris (Wahlberg), tries to save the boy’s life by offering to pay back the money for the drugs eventually, but the vicious criminal wants the money right away and threatens Chris’ family. The boy is then threatened with his life by the thugs awaiting the arrival of their drug shipment.
During the raid, a young smuggler dumps his drug haul into the harbor to keep from being caught.
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The movie opens with a police raid on a freighter about to dock.
Ultimately, however, the protagonist saves his family but decides to get away with stealing and counterfeiting after the danger is gone. This ultra vulgar, violent movie excuses heinous behavior by making the motive the defense of one’s family. In CONTRABAND, Mark Wahlberg stars as a reformed smuggler drawn back into his old trade to protect his family. (PaPa, B, LLL, VVV, S, N, AA, DD, MM) Strong pagan worldview with some moral elements showing the ugly side of the drug and smuggling world focuses on a smuggler who sees the evil and wants out but, in the end, he and his friends benefit from stealing and counterfeiting money, though he tries to protect his family and his wife’s numskull brother 154 obscenities (including many “f” words), five strong profanities, and six light profanities some very strong and lots of strong violence includes very violent shootout between police and armored car guards with thieves, woman’s head slammed against a mirror, children threatened from villains with guns (one of which goes off), character’s head accidentally hits bathroom porcelain and puts life in danger, fighting no actual sex but an attempt to engage in adultery rebuked by married woman upper male nudity alcohol use and violent drunkenness smoking, cocaine use by villain in one scene, and references to drug smuggling and, smuggling, stealing, counterfeiting, fencing stolen goods, dishonesty, theft, blackmail, betrayal, and corruption. Thus, the protagonist decides to keep his ill-gotten gains, even though the original impetus was to protect his family. Finally, CONTRABAND’s ending becomes a typical heist movie. There’s also some very strong violence and drug references. However, the moral elements of saving one’s family are spoiled by almost constant foul language. Meanwhile, in Panama, things don’t go according to plan, and Chris winds up in the middle of a gun battle trying to procure his contraband.ĬONTRABAND is well made and acted, delivering lots of intense suspense. While he’s on his way, the head thug continues to threaten his family. So, Chris decides to return to smuggling counterfeit money from Panama. The boy’s brother-in-law, Chris, tries to save the boy by offering to pay back the drug money eventually, but the head thug threatens his wife and two sons. The boy is then threatened with his life by the thugs waiting the drug shipment’s arrival. During a raid on a freighter about to dock, a young smuggler dumps his drug haul into the harbor. 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 (Kate Beckinsale), and sons become their target.In CONTRABAND, Mark Wahlberg stars as a reformed smuggler drawn back into his old trade to protect his family. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian (Ben Foster), for one final run to Panama and back, hoping to 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 (Giovanni Ribisi), Chris is forced back into doing what he does best- running contraband-to settle Andy's debt. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling-full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, high-stakes and big payoffs-where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away. Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, a fast-paced thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked so hard to leave behind and the family he'll do anything to protect.
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