Stoppin' The Traffic - Missourians

Triffic traffic

Advantages: Brilliantly directed, and acted, well-paced
Disadvantages: None

“Traffic” is a film that I most definitely want to see again. It’s well over 2 hours long, and there is so much going on it, a bit like in Altman’s “Short cuts”, or even “Time Code” (where there’s the added similarity of documentary-style hand-held camerawork), so I’d be sure to pick up on details I hadn’t noticed the first time. And it’s the kind of film where the details matter… The ‘traffic’ of the title refers to drugs, of course, but there’s also the intersecting storylines, and plenty of symbolism relating to the more literal kind of traffic – busy roads, crossroads, and so on. Yep, it’s the kind of film that makes you notice things, and think a bit. The acting is very good throughout. The big names are Michael ...

radamson 22.02.2001 · Read full review
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TRAFFIC JAM

Advantages: One Decent Joke
Disadvantages: One Indecent Film

Well, I want to see this film with a friend called Ben Silk and he fell asleep five times during this movie and to be honest, I cannot blame him since it is probably one of the worst films for boredom I've ever seen. Perhaps the one very small redeeming feature of the film is a joke said near the beginning - all the rest of the film is really, really boring. The plot is not incredibly difficult to follow, but I found it boring. To tell you the truth, I can't really remember much about the plot except that it had to do with drugs and Catherine Zeta Jones is in this. The atmosphere is at best creepy - very much so. The world of drugs I've always found to be a creepy place. The only action during the film was when my friend's watch went off during the film and I had to wake him up to turn it off. To be honest, Traffic is ...

robinsky 21.07.2003 · Read full review
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Traffic review

Advantages: Variety of characters. Strong theme. Performances by Del Toro, Cheadle, Christensen & Douglas. Good support.
Disadvantages: Heavy going in places. Quite long.

Traffic encompasses a month in the life of newly elected Drugs Commissioner Robert Wakefield. He is appointed by the President to crack down on the drugs problem in the United States. His first month in charge is an induction period for him to get a feel of what he is up against. At the end of this month, he is to give his first public speech on what he intends to do to help resolve the situation. The plot incorporates three or four separate stories with a variety of characters. Firstly, we have Javier & Manolo - Mexican police officers investigating the drugs exportation from Mexico to the US, who are drawn into the trafficking culture and pushed to their limit. Secondly, we have Montel & Ray - DEA officers who capture local businessman Eduardo importing the drugs from Mexico. They pressure him into informing them who runs ...

MrRPriest 08.03.2001 · Read full review
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