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Mark Wahlberg's "Contraband" is in theaters now (January 13).

Contraband review. Matt reviews Baltasar Kormákur's Contraband starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, and Ben Foster.

Critics are divided almost equally about the merits of Contraband , the new thriller starring Mark Wahlburg as a retired smuggler forced to return to his old business again. On the one hand, there's Roger Ebert who dismisses the movie as "this crap" in

Contraband – Contraband is the cinematic equivalent of watching someone lay expensive tile. You appreciate the effort, the end result looks pretty good, but the process of getting there is as dull as any tedious, slow

There are two major releases hitting theaters, Mark Wahlberg's Contraband and Joyful Noise with Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton. The two films are expected to top the weekend, overcoming The Devil Inside and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.

Is 'Contraband' an action-packed, edge-of-your-seat heist film? Or a movie that should've been tossed overboard? Read our review to find out.

Is 'Contraband' an action-packed, edge-of-your-seat heist film? Or a movie that should've been tossed overboard? Read our review to find out. Everything about Contraband can best be summed up in the word “average.” There's nothing too great about this

Case in point: "Contraband," the new heist flick starring Mark Wahlberg as a reformed smuggler pulled back into the underworld to bail out his hoodlum brother-in-law. The film, a remake of the 2008 Icelandic thriller "Reykjavik-Rotterdam," is receiving

Contraband wastes considerable energy, and several likable performers, in taking us to a place we've visited far too many times before. Although the story concerns drug-smuggling, and is set in New Orleans and at the

1 box office spot with the Mark Wahlberg action flick "Contraband." Pre-release audience surveys indicate that each movie is expected to debut with between $17 million and $20 million over the four-day Martin Luther King holiday.

By Roger Moore Mark Wahlberg delivers the goods in Contraband, a B movie about smuggling in boozy, corrupt New Orleans. The film may telegraph its punches and follow the “one last job” heist-film formula, but the collapse of one best-laid plan after

Contraband review. Matt reviews Baltasar Kormákur's Contraband starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, and Ben Foster.

In his first film since The Fighter, Mark Wahlberg returns to the action genre with Contraband, in which he plays Chris Farraday, a one-time smuggler living in New Orleans with his wife Kate (Kate Beckinsale) and two kids who

Contraband” could very well be the prototype for a formulaic Mark Wahlberg vehicle.

By WSJ Staff In “Contraband,” Mark Wahlberg plays Chris, a reformed contraband runner who is unwittingly drawn back into the life when his brother-in-law bungles a drug deal and becomes the target of crime boss Tim (played by Giovanni Ribisi).

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Contraband wastes considerable energy, and several likable performers, in taking us to a place we've visited far too many times before. Although the story concerns drug-smuggling, and is set in New Orleans and at the Panama Canal,

Contraband wastes considerable energy, and several likable performers, in taking us to a place we've visited far too many times before. Although the story concerns drug-smuggling, and is set in New Orleans and at the Panama Canal,

The Icelandic film REYKJAVIK-ROTTERDAM was a big hit in its native country and won a number of awards in the Icelandic equivalent of the Oscars to boot. In an interesting twist, the star of the original version (Baltasar Kormakur) is the

I'm giving the edge to Wahlberg's action thriller Contraband, but don't be surprised if Disney's 3-D re-release of Beauty and the Beast gives Marky Mark a run for the money. This R-rated remake of the 2008 Icelandic thriller Reykjavík-Rotterdam stars