Reel Reviews – Traffic
Reel Review #55: “It sounds like they are conspiring to conspire.” Traffic is Steven Soderbergh’s powerful film examining the complex issue of the war on drugs. Using bold cinematography (as seen above) and a stellar cast, Soderbergh delivers a thought provoking film. “In Mexico, law enforcement is an entrepreneurial activity.”
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Michael, great discussion of Traffic. I can think of no better compliment than my urgent want to see this movie again. Way to go getting us excited to see this movie!
Kevin,
Thanks for the kind words. Comments like yours are what makes this all worthwhile.
have you seen the origional british series traffik it was based on? i think its superior to the hollywood version and harder hitting. replace coke & south america with heroin& afghanistan & pakistan. the US with the UK & germany. and extend it to 6hours as a mini series. it gets top marks.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096716/
The one line I will always remember from this great movie is “was he gentle?”. Was this said by Cheadle or Guzman? I love setting people with this line.
Jimmy,
Great line. As I mentioned in the podcast, our friend Guzman gets all the best lines. It is a fun one to set people up with.
Michael,
Thanks for the comment. Yes, as I mentioned in the podcast, I own a copy of the British miniseries Traffik on DVD. It has been a few years since I last watched it, but I do remember liking it.
Hey Michael,
I’m a long time listener to the podcast, but this is the first time I’ve actually written in. Great discussion on Traffic. I remember watching this when it first came out and thinking that Soderbergh had created a modern classic. This film will be remembered for a long time to come.
Keep up the good work.
Richard.
I remember seeing them film part of this in San Diego, it turned into a great movie. Thanks for such an intelligent discussion.
this is another nice movie.
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