A remake of a 2009 Icelandic film of which I can't begin to pronounce. It stars Mark Wahlberg (Chris Faraday), who is becoming the kind of actor that you only expect hits, Kate Beckinsale (Kate Faraday) who I haven't seen out of spandex in a while, Giovanni Ribisi (Tim Briggs) who only seems to play white trash, or a small time hood anymore, and Ben Foster (Sebastian Abney) who seems to only play the friend you not quite sure you can trust. This story shows the tale of a ex-smuggler who gave up the life for the good life of a white picket fence, wife and kids, and normal job. Only you guessed it, he gets pulled back in and has to make one final run to save his whole clan when his wife’s brother(Caleb Andy Jones as Andy) pulls a bone head move and gets in deep after dumping the package on a run. A story like this can get a little predictable, but director Baltasar Kormakur does a adequate job of keeping the action up, and throwing in a little twist now and then to keep it entertaining enough. But overall a seasoned film-goer will see some thing’s coming. A strong performance by Wahlberg helps keep this from being just another run of the mill getting out of trouble with gangsters flick. This movie is for the man of the house who loves to watch them get away with it, and keep his family safe at the same time. Oh and really come out ahead if the plan works out right 7 out of 10
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