Too early for "Traffic" - Victor Khomenko - Films/DVD Asylum

Films/DVD Asylum

Movies from comedy to drama to your favorite Hollyweird Star.

Too early for "Traffic"

Victor Khomenko

I usually don't watch films like that until they are shown on free cavble channels. But my wife kept telling me it was a good movie and last night... well, we rented a DVD.
I was expecting very little, and with that in mind I was not disappointed. Even if overall it should have stayed as a made-for-TV thing, $3 for the rent was almost justified. A too-cliche-loaded to be anything even remotely close to movie art, this film does cause emotional reactions, predictable as they are, but right nonetheless, and I hope that alone makes it worth showing around the country.
Not that I expect all the drug users to drop their needles after watching it. But still, it has the right to exist, unlike some stuff from So Ca.
Call me a sucker, but I was still expecting more - based on its publicity and many good reports. Any way you look at it, it is still a bunch of cardboard cut-outs with very little to be noted in the areas of directing or acting. The only redeamable piece of acting came from Del Toro and it was quite solid.
Michael Douglas? Well, the man CAN act, but not here. That role was so shallow - my dog could play it passingly. Michael strained in few scenes to make it look justify his salary, but really the material is so pitifully lacking any drama that he was simply swinging his arms fast - he still could not fly.
Too many cliche's, too many predictable situations, primitive script but strong message with one good actor... does that justify $3?
Well, when the credits started rolling, we both were somber. I am still thinking not realy about the film, but more about life. I guess that makes that $3 well spent.
I don't regret that someone made that film. No, it will not stand as a good "film" on its own shaky legs, but perhaps that was not its creator's intention. But I will take that crude and almost naive thing over all the Titanics in the world.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Topic - Too early for "Traffic" - Victor Khomenko 11:05:35 07/16/01 (13)

Great take! - Don T 10:12:45 07/31/01 (0)

The whole Oscar reasoning - Troy 11:09:20 07/17/01 (0)

Re: Too early for "Traffic" - Thom P 05:20:06 07/17/01 (6)

Re: Too early for "Traffic" - Victor Khomenko 08:16:29 07/17/01 (5)

Re: Too early for "Traffic" - Thom P 11:00:17 07/17/01 (4)

Re: Too early for "Traffic" - Corndog71 22:56:06 07/30/01 (1)

Re: Agree 100 %. Mission to Mars was very close to a complete waste of time. (nt) - Thom P 01:19:10 08/13/01 (0)

Re: Too early for "Traffic" - Victor Khomenko 11:57:24 07/17/01 (1)

Re: Too early for "Traffic" - Thom P 04:40:40 07/18/01 (0)

Re: Too early for "Traffic" - Doomsday Machine 22:46:04 07/16/01 (0)

Victor - You are 100% correct on this movie! Thanks (nt) - panhead 15:53:02 07/16/01 (0)

Re: Too early for "Traffic" - Rich Jura 14:43:37 07/16/01 (1)

German version far superior! "Traffik" nt - Duilawyer 17:49:33 07/16/01 (0)

You can not post to an archived thread.