![]() The site's consensus states: "It's more entertaining than your average January action thriller, but that isn't enough to excuse Contraband's lack of originality and unnecessarily convoluted plot." Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "A−" on scale of A to F. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 51% based on 162 reviews, with an average score of 5.42/10. On Metacritic the film has a score of 51 out of 100 based on reviews from 38 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Release Critical reception Ĭontraband garnered mixed reviews from critics. With the money, Chris, Kate, their children, and Andy begin a new life in a waterfront house.įilming took place in New Orleans, Louisiana and Panama City. Church pays Chris $3 million for the fake bills and asks about the missing painting, which Chris learns can be fenced for over $20 million on the black market. Customs auction, Andy buys the escape van confiscated from the cargo ship, and finds the painting still in it. Sebastian is arrested and sent to prison, where he is greeted by a lynch mob.ĭanny retrieves the fake bills, which were dumped into the Mississippi River by Chris before docking in New Orleans. Chris goes to Sebastian's construction site and beats up Sebastian, then manages to locate and save Kate by calling her cellphone. Thinking she is dead, he dumps her unconscious body in a foundation at one of his construction sites. When she goes back to retrieve some personal items, she has a confrontation with Sebastian, who accidentally pushes her against a bathtub. Warned by Chris, Kate leaves Sebastian's house. ![]() Both Briggs's group and Camp are then arrested for possession of the cocaine. Camp awakens to the noise and encounters the gang as the police arrive. After giving Briggs and his gang the cocaine, Chris sneaks out. Chris takes Briggs to Camp's house, having made a duplicate key while on the ship, and activates the security system. Once Chris is on shore, Briggs and his thugs demand the cocaine. The Customs agents find the container with Chris's van, though it is empty except for the painting, which they ignore. ![]() Customs to inspect the ship in New Orleans. Unable to get Chris to give up the contraband, Camp calls U.S. Simmons), tells him of Chris's smuggled contraband, and promises him a share if he secures it. Sebastian contacts the cargo ship's captain, Camp ( J. Sebastian instructs Briggs to threaten Kate, and through her, Briggs warns Chris not to dump the cocaine. Sebastian calls Chris and learns that Chris plans to get rid of the cocaine Andy bought. Meanwhile, Sebastian, desperate to pay gangster Jim Church ( David O'Hara), has been working with Briggs. Upon reaching the docks, Chris and Danny place the van with the contraband into a container, which is loaded onto their cargo ship. During the robbery, Gonzalo and his men are killed, but Chris and Danny successfully steal a Jackson Pollock painting that resembles a splattered tarp. With the money gone, Chris and Danny agree to help Gonzalo rob an armored car in exchange for the fake bills. Briggs calls Andy, threatens to kill one of Chris's sons and forces him to take the money to buy cocaine. Leaving Andy in the van with the money for the fake bills, Chris meets with Gonzalo to negotiate. ![]() In Panama, Chris discovers that the only one who can provide high quality fake bills is crime lord Gonzalo ( Diego Luna). After Briggs breaks into Chris's house and intimidates Kate and their children, they move into Sebastian's house for safety. He is joined by Andy, and his good friend Danny Raymer ( Lukas Haas). Chris then joins a cargo ship, planning to buy $10,000,000 in fake bills in Panama and smuggle them into the U.S. Chris returns to smuggling to raise the money, working with his former partner, Sebastian Abney ( Ben Foster), who now works in construction. Customs and Border Protection.Īndy's boss, Tim Briggs ( Giovanni Ribisi), threatens to kill Chris's family if Andy does not reimburse him for the drugs. They learn that Kate's brother Andy ( Caleb Landry Jones) was smuggling drugs, but disposed of them in the Mississippi River during a surprise inspection by U.S. Former smuggler Chris Farraday ( Mark Wahlberg) lives a peaceful life with his wife, Kate ( Kate Beckinsale), and their two sons in New Orleans.
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