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• Contraband -- Generic heists with forgettable thrills, 5/10. Full episodes of Movie Night, every Friday night at: http://bit.ly/JogJPMN ~~ Movie Night ~~ This "Quick Review" is an excerpt from a full episode. Incorporating viewer comments and tweets, your host and film critic Jonathan Paula reviews everything from opening day releases, recent DVDs, and classics from years past. Along with your votes, these films are scored on the "Rate-O-Matic" for a 1-10 ranking. A "Five Word Summary" quickly encapsulates each review while "Factor Facts" highlight the the best and worst features of a movie in each of ten key categories. New episodes every Friday (November through May) on the JPizzle1122 channel. Born in February 1986, Jonathan Paula is a professional YouTuber and creator of the hit web series, "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?". In April 2006 he founded Jogwheel Productions, a new media production company that specializes in web video. He has been reviewing films since 2003, and professionally since 2009. Jon graduated from Emerson College in 2008 with a degree in Television Production / Radio Broadcasting. He currently lives in Rockingham, NH with his wife Rebecca. ~~ Links ~~ Facebook ---------------- http://bit.ly/JonFBFan Twitter --------------------- http://bit.ly/JonTW Main Channel ----------- http://bit.ly/Jogwheel 2nd Channel ------------ http://bit.ly/JonWorld Movie Night Show ----- http://bit.ly/JogJPMN FAQ Video --------------- http://bit.ly/JogFAQv T-Shirts ------------------- http://bit.ly/JogStore ~~ Technical ~~ Created by ------ Jonathan Paula Camera ---------- Panasonic DVX-100b Microphone ----- Sennheiser ME 66 Software --------- Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 Computer ------- http://bit.ly/JAV010 • Jogwheel Productions © 2012 • ~~ Review Script ~~ Released on January 13, 2012, this smuggling-based action thriller grossed three times it's estimated 30-million dollar budget, despite being entirely unimpressive. Living peacefully in New Orleans with his family, Mark Wahlberg stars as an ex-smuggler who is forced into doing one more big contraband run to settle a debt a deranged killer, Giovanni Ribisi, has put against his brother-in-law. Despite being rather formulaic and unoriginal, there are still a few fun twists and plot-turns in this 110-minute heist-style caper. Wahlberg is a likable protagonist, and does a great job with his limited material, but honestly - the character isn't anything special, and like most of the film, is mostly forgettable. As Wahlberg's wife, the gorgeous Kate Beckinsale is given even less to do: spending most of her time on screen fending off brutish attacks from debt-collectors. The one person with a tinge of character-arc is the suspicious family friend, played devilishly by Ben Foster. Early in this film, the fast-paced dialogue is often hard to understand, and coupled with a severe lack of exposition, makes the first-act a rather confusing one. When Wahlberg first boards the slow-boat to Panama for example, he is noticed by the Captain, and immediately demoted to janitor: but without context or explanation, this scene carries zero tension: it's impossible to tell if this job-change even affects the characters, positively, or negatively. Some outlandish developments and questionably motivations riddle the next-act, but luckily, some competent sequences filled with copious amounts of dramatic irony late in the film pick up the slack. While this film never approaches true levels of suspense, it is a decently shot, and interesting adventure through the mysterious and dangerous world of international smuggling - with some fun action scenes to boot. The very definition of an average movie, this is an unchallenging and safe way to spend two hours of your time. "Contraband", a "Generic heists with forgettable thrills". ~