And unfortunately Contraband doesn't do anything to buck the trend. Chris (Wahlberg) is a world class smuggler who has left that world behind him. With a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) and two children to supplement a legitimate lifestyle,

Mark Wahlberg's "Contraband" is in theaters now (January 13).

"Contraband:" After the end-of-the-year wave of award-seasons hopefuls, the popcorn-flick machine is ramping back up. Case in point: "Contraband," the new heist movie starring Mark Wahlberg as a reformed smuggler pulled

Contraband review. Matt reviews Baltasar Kormákur's Contraband starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, and Ben Foster.

Critics are divided almost equally about the merits of Contraband , the new thriller starring Mark Wahlburg as a retired smuggler forced to return to his old business again. On the one hand, there's Roger Ebert who dismisses the movie as "this crap" in