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‘Contraband’ too obvious and cliché to be interesting — movie review

In “Contraband” Mark Wahlberg plays Chris Farraday, a former smuggler who is trying to go straight and live a normal life with his wife and kids. Of course that isn’t easy, especially when his wife has a moron brother who gets into some trouble with some bad dudes. So Marky Mark has to take action, assemble his crew and pull of some jobs, schemes, etc. in order to get his brother in law, himself and his family out of the deep. Continue reading ‘Contraband’ too obvious and cliché to be interesting — movie review

Brad Bird delivers a wild ride with ‘Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol’ — movie review

Tom Cruise is one of the most polarizing actors in Hollywood today. Love him or hate him, you have to respect the man because he throws himself into every movie he does 100%. The 2011 release of “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” is no different as Cruise does his own stunts once again, including one of the best stunts in recent history. The good thing though is because Cruise cares so much, you can see the attention to detail put in to continue to make this one of the best ongoing action franchises in recent history.

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