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"Contraband" worth the risk, to an extent

I'll admit, I didn't go into "Contraband" expecting much. The plot - in which a former smuggler (Mark Wahlberg) reluctantly gets back in the game to save his younger brother-in-law from the fallout of a botched job - sounded all too reminiscent of "Gone in 60 Seconds" and similarly predictable action heist flicks. I was surprised to instead find myself watching a decidedly lower-octane action/thriller hybrid.

Jan 12, 2012
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