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Contraband
Contraband is a continuing response to the question of where does a superstar film career go when the matinee idol good looks start to fade? Mark Wahlberg has added another salt of the earth type role to his ongoing attempt to forge a solid portfolio of character studies. Character actors have always had a much longer shelf life in the movie biz than the idols and who can blame someone who wants to continue their craft.
In his latest project, Wahlberg plays Chris Farraday, a man who has left behind the shady world of smuggling to focus on his wife and young children. He has taken up a straight job and seems to be making progress. Then things take a turn for the worse when he is pulled back into the life to help his shady brother in law out of a scrape.
The plot devices the film incorporates are predictable and the action comes think and fast to mask what is essentially a very one-dimensional script. The lack of depth doesn’t really diminish the fun it just becomes less cerebral and more visceral. There are few surprises along the way but also few disappointments.
While there are scant deviations of intent overall, points must be given for a finish that strays from the usual wrap up of films like this where all the baddies find their end in a hail of bullets. The film does reinforce the idea that crime does indeed pay but only if you are a good bad guy.
Rob Hudson
www.contrabandmovie.net
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