So another recent Marky Mark
classic from 2012. I have watched it at least a couple of times and the most recent being
a little earlier. This film is a double whammy for me as it has both Marky
Mark and another firm favourite of mine Kate Beckinsale, you know her in Underworld.
Mr Wahlberg is Chris Farraday, a
retired smuggler who has gone clean by setting up a domestic security company.
With his father in jail, his wife Kate Farraday fears her husband would have
followed his father if he had continued his criminal ways resulting in their two
boys growing up without a father.
Yet their best made plans are thrown overboard as Kate’s
brother Andy, still smuggling, has to dump his drug cargo meaning that he
owes the drug dealer Tim Briggs, played by the always interesting Giovanni
Ribisi, who reacts viciously putting Andy in hospital.
Chris is forced to help as Briggs' threat extends to his immediate family but the
sums of money are too great to do anything other than extreme. Chris consults
his best man Sebastien, played by Ben Foster, who together plan to return to their old
smuggling ways on freight ships. Chris sets off
for Panama leaving Sebastien to protect his family but unknown to Chris Sebastian’s
criminal past was actually never in the past.
Devising a cunning plan to foil the corrupt Captain Camp’s greed, played by
J.K.Simmons, Chris and his unlikely crew of smugglers nearly crash the boat into the port. The action packed plan comes to fruition with a few twists and problems along the way whilst back at home his
family are more helpless than ever. Betrayed by his closest friend and by his
brother-in-law the odds stack up against Chris to deliver as the pressure to
succeed becomes greater and greater. Yet Marky Mark cleverly takes
down those who threaten his family and the corrupt Captain Camp in one swift
move with he and his wife making millions in the process.
So a third movie where Marky Mark
promotes the bond of family, doing all he can to protect his wife and children
and steps in to the firing line in place of his brother-in-law, which is
further emphasised by the bit part role played by his brother Robert Wahlberg.
Thecuretotheworld gives this film
a 4 out of 5 star plus another star due to its shameless love of Kate
Beckinsale, giving it 5 out of 5. In truth, if you love your action, crime, drama genre you will love
this film but it probably is one of those if it is “your cup of tea” films.
Other Marky Monday films.
The Fighter http://thecuretotheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/marky-mark-mondays-fighter.html
Four Brothers http://thecuretotheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/marky-mark-mondays-four-brothers.html
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