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Movie review: ‘Contraband’ cashes in with plenty of Mark Wahlberg

‘Contraband’ isn’t art, but it cashes in with plenty of Mark Wahlberg

By Wesley Morris

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 13, 2012

**1/2 Contraband Mark Wahlberg, money, guns, grime, shipping containers, violence, and several plot holes: It’s a better time than you’d think. With Ribisi, Ben Foster, J.K. Simmons, and Kate Beckinsale. (109 min., R) (Wesley Morris)

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