But the ride feels overly familiar." Claudia Puig of USA Today called "the 'one last job' trope. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2 out of 4 and felt that " Contraband involves a lot of energy," but he was growing "tired of violent retreads of these heist elements." Tom Long of The Detroit News criticized the film for having "too much plot and too little character" and concluded that it "comes off the factory floor with its engine running and ready to drive. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade "A−" on an A+ to F scale. The site's critics 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." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 51 out of 100 based on 38 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 51% based on 165 reviews, with an average score of 5.4/10. 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 him up for his betrayal, 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. Sebastian contacts the cargo ship's captain, Camp tells him of Chris's smuggled contraband, and promises him a share if he secures it. 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, has been secretly 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. 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. Chris then joins a cargo ship, planning to buy $10 million 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, who now works in construction. Customs and Border Protection.Īndy's boss, Tim Briggs threatens to kill Chris's family if Andy does not reimburse him for the drugs. They learn that Kate's brother Andy was smuggling drugs, but disposed of them in the Mississippi River during a surprise inspection by U.S. ( January 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)įormer smuggler Chris Farraday lives a peaceful life with his wife, Kate, and their two sons in New Orleans. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.
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