Review of Contraband

As a writer myself, who has done a lot of research, I found this movie quite interesting. It was a decent action movie with somewhat of a cliché start to it. The worst thing about the whole movie is not the movie itself, but the fact that this scenario could actually happen to a person (referring to Mark Wahlberg's character). Overall, this movie was entertaining start to finish. There were some things in the movie I didn't predict, which is unusual for me. I wouldn't say its the best movie I've seen, but its for sure worth a watch. I rate it a solid 8/10 as an action/heist movie. Part of why I rate it higher than a 6 or a 7 is because the action sequences weren't very unrealistic. I found it easy to see where the protagonist was coming from and the way he went about taking down the "bad guys" wasn't ridiculous. That's how someone in that situation actually could and would handle the matters.

While the odd non-stop action flick that push the boundaries of reality are great now and then, its nice to see a solid action flick that doesn't seem so superhuman.

I hope this review is helpful.