Traffic

Pros: cinematography, great acting performances, gritty storytelling
Cons: some plot points not as believable as others

There's trouble on the streets tonight, I can feel it in my bones. I had a premonition, That he should not go alone. I knew the gun was loaded, But I didn't think he'd kill. Everything exploded, And the blood began to spill. My first ...

Pros: It is an extraordinary accomplishment in filmmaking, a stunning and brutal reality check.
Cons: Not for kids due to profanity, teen sex and brief nudity.

The eye opening movie “Traffic” is available on DVD and Video Tape at most video stores. This movie was directed and written by Steven Soderbergh based on the book Traffic by Simon Moore. The movie intermingles three drug related stories in real time...

Pros: Epic Filmmaking
Cons: N/A

Traffic is the unfolding drama that underscores the seedy industry of drug trafficking. Through a series of interwoven stories we are exposed a caustic glimpse of the never-ending war on drugs. From the hot, sun scorched fields in Mexico, to the...

Pros: Benjamin Bratt, strong connections between characters, reality check
Cons: very weak plot…but understandable, not suitable for children

Yippee...review number 200!! Aren't you so excited to be reading another review on this movie?

I don't even know where to start with this movie. I just didn't like it at all and was quite surprised at this because it came so highly...

Pros: Benicio Del Toro might just be this generation's Brando.
Cons: The film raises lots of questions, but offers few answers.

While I was watching Traffic, the current big-ambitioned film at your local cineplex, I kept thinking, “What would Nancy Reagan say?”

“Just say ‘Oh no!’” most likely. Traffic delivers a grim State of the (Dis)Union...

Pros: Exposes the world of drugs from four perspectives.
Cons: Could be hard to follow at times.

Why should I watch this film. My kid isn't on drugs! Are you SURE?? WHY are you sure? HOW do YOU know? Do you spend time with them? Do you always KNOW where they are?

Before you think I'm going off on a witchhunt, which I am not,...

Pros: excellent performances, especially by Catherine Zeta-Jones, Don Cheadle
Cons: on reflection, the plots are very familiar, as are the racial stereotypes

Steven Soderbergh keeps a lot of balls in the air. If skill in juggling were the only criterion, “Traffic” would qualify as a great film. Each of the main storylines on its own is fairly conventional: (1) the sanctimonious judge whose own household is...

Pros: I love love love love love Traffic.
Cons: Mary J is a killa. A killa!

Traffic was released in 2000 and garnered several awards. Kids like me had fathers who said, "You wouldn't like it," so I decided to skip out. I was in eighth grade in 2000, so perhaps my father was right... but now the film certainly holds a ...

Pros: interesting subject, the linking of various storylines.
Cons: Length, some stories are better than others.

Steven Soderbergh had a pretty good year in 2000. He directed both Erin Brockovich and Traffic, and both films got nominated for Oscars -- Soderbergh himself got nominated as best director for both films, something that hasn’t happened since about...

Pros: Great acting, great screenplay, great directing, need I say more?
Cons: Harsh realities may be difficult to take

I liked this movie. It was good. You should see it. Here’s why.

We’ll start with the acting, which was actually the least convincing aspect as to why this film is brilliant. Michael Douglas plays the perfect Scotch drinking, unaware parent...

Pros: A handful of decent performances.
Cons: Those performances were lost in a muddled mess of a movie.

Drugs are bad. America’s “war on drugs” seems to be a losing proposition. Parents aren’t spending enough time with their children.

In three sentences that took about 30 seconds to type, I’ve summed up the messages to be found in the...

Pros: Talented ensemble, smart script
Cons: The war on drugs never ends

The cycle of the war on drugs is a never-ending one. Money, or the lack of it, is at the root of the problem, for as long as someone is willing to pay for illegal drugs, someone will be there to supply them. That's just one of the sobering lessons...

Pros: Good moving pace, interesting story line, excellent directing.
Cons: Camera work was often fuzzy - hurts the eyes.

Review of Traffic (March 26, 2001)

Last night my wife and I, along with my brother and a friend, decided to go out to the movies. With none of us having any idea of what was playing in our local theater, I printed a list from one of the...

Pros: An attempt to give an overall picture of the drug mess.
Cons: The cinematic canvas was overwhelmed by the subject of the drama

Remember that old ad that showed a frying pan and an egg? "This is your brain on drugs," etc? Well, this movie is an honest attempt to cover all the aspects of drug traffic, but it ends up with the egg on its face.

No it's not from a lot of...

Pros: An incredible ride through the world of drug dealing and the war against it
Cons: A little simplistic on what the true answer may be

This is a movie which should be required viewing for teenagers and politicians. It should
be required for teens because it might make a few of them stop and think before injecting
all kinds of drugs into their bodies. Politicians might learn...