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Summary: Traffic moving in reverse
Review: I saw this film in a theater in a Latin American country, in "reverse" from audiences in the States i.e. all the Mexico scenes without subtitles and the U.S. scenes subtitled in Spanish. I was mesmerized by Benicio, who with his Latin/Slavic features (fabulous lips/eyebrows & eyes) did his best to mask his pretty Caribbean accent in Spanish.Maybe I've lived in a Latin American country too long now, but, I felt afterwards that there was an overriding accusatory tone toward Latin American countries, that after all, really are just the "messengers" in the war on hard drugs. (Remember the old saying, Don't kill me, I'm just the messenger"?) The real problem is the consumption of/demand for cocaine in so-called "Developed Countries" (yeah, "Developed", as in a developed taste for drugs.) Why do so many people in the United States feel the need to self-medicate with hard drugs? This is the bigger question, and out of the scope of the movie. I felt extreme "My Eyes Glaze Over" boredom with practically all of the M. Douglas scenes, where "suits" speak Governmentese to address The Problem. The drugged-out teenager group-scenes were similarly boring, pierced-navel gazing scenes, but the "jumping" camera worked here--like how one feels when one is buzzed and only catching snippets of surrounding conversations. As far as the Zeta-Jones storyline, why couldn't we have seen her being the Boss of the Stateside Op for a while? Now that would have made her character more interesting. I loved Benicio's Zacatecas-looking character. I didn't like the final scene with him though, the baseball scene. I felt Soderbergh was saying; "Look, these Mexicans have stolen the youth and innocence of our young, white adolescents with their drugs, AND NOW THEY'RE STEALING OUR NATIONAL PASTIME!" The only thing missing was a final shot of a burned apple pie sitting on the ballpark burrito vender's cart.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: Absolutly amazing movie. Great list of stars and an equally amazing script. Would strongly recommend to anyone.
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Summary: Entertains without resorting to standard tactics.
Review: Watching the drug trafficing world from the eyes of Traffic is sitting and observing, but not interfering. Traffic tells a story, at times exciting, at times thoughtful, but never typical. Some might find traffic slow, others will find it overrated. However If you go expecting an ineresting documentery, type movie you will never be bored. Traffic is actually about it's characters. Many major players, who all have seperate lives and separate stories. Some of them never meet, some of them will connect for but seconds, yet they are all linked. On human terms, it shows many people going through their drug related crisis and progressing through their lives. Not everyone has a drug related problem, but that doesn't mean they are not affected by it. The most impressive thing about this movie, is that it doesn't try to push it's concepts on to you. If you gulp, you won't enjoy it. If you sip slowly and savour it, it may the best movie you have tasted. It tells a story of drug trafficing from both sides of the border, both sides of the law, and both sides of the aarguement. At the end of the movie, nothing changes, except the maturity of it's characters.
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Summary: Deplorable Sour Grapes
Review: I have read many of the public reviews in this area and in the Gladiator forum as well. I would not go as far to say that traffic is the worst film of all time--no there are many more films more deserving--but Traffic should not have been given the award for "Best Picture"--should not have even been a contender. To anyone who would knock down another film to promote their favorite after losing to another film is deplorable and all I can say to you is "sour grapes". I would venture that many of the "Wonderful" & "Brilliant" remarks have come from critiques that have been subdued by the bloated subject matter that this movie is entirely base on. I would award them for their concern and public awareness but subject matter alone will not define a "Brilliant" or even a "Good" film, which Traffic is not. Traffic is an excellent example of a classic problem in Hollywood fare. Elitists in Hollywood love lecturing the public on social woes as if they are being told for the very first time--which is almost always a mistake. If Hollywood wants to expose then they should write editorials not speak through their half-written and over hyped actors.
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Summary: Nobody Comes Out Clean
Review: This is a powerful, epic, well-told story, that should have won Best Picture. Even though it didn't it still is one of the best movies ever made. First of all the acting is superb, and it leaves you at a dramatic conclusion. Three words: SEE THIS MOVIE!
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Summary: One of the Greatest
Review: Traffic is the best film of 2000 and is one of the best ever made. Soderbergh is a genius director, jumping seemlessly to the disparate storylines. Cinematography was awesome as were the fitlers and stocks used for the various scenes. Douglas was snubbed an Oscar.
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Summary: A young critic
Review: I saw this movie with my dad. When it was over, at first I was almost a little disappointed considering the movie was up for an oscar. It took about a day for me to realize what a great film it really was. The way the movie is presented, the powerful issues that are brought up in different point of veiws, the stunning job of all the cast, and the reality of the stories are only some of the things that the movie sparks in your mind. For days I kept thinking about the film and its powerful messages. I would recommend this movie to any mature viewer.
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Summary: amazing
Review: This film is absolutely amazing... the cinematography, the script, just about everything. Its refreshing to see such a beautiful movie from Hollywood. An absolute must see!
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Summary: Complex and fascinating
Review: An amazing masterpiece. Three entirely different stories of people struggling with themselves emotionally while entangled in the neverending drug war saga are so intricately woven together in a captivating script and powerful performances by the cast and amazing direction by Steven Soderbergh. Few films catch so eloquently and simplicitly the troubling fight against illegal drugs. This film displays the lives of those for and against drugs, and in doing so, shows how greed and selfishness lead to such devastation in the lives of all who are involved. An amazing, enthralling, mesmerizing film that truly opens your eyes to a disturbing side of the world that few rarely get to glimpse.
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Summary: Wonderful performances, great directing , etc
Review: I still don't believe this film didn't win the Best Picture Oscar. Soderburgh and Benicio Del Toro definitely deserved their Oscars. It's wonderfully filmed, performances by everyone stellar, especially Michael Douglas' daughter.
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