Steven Soderbergh followed up his critical and commercial smash ERIN BROCKOVICH with this wildly exhilarating exploration of the complex, multilayered international drug problem. The film tells three seemingly disparate stories that loosely intersect and overlap, unfurling at a frantic, relentless pace. In the first, a well-.. Read more
| Starring | Michael Douglas, Miguel Ferrer, Catherine Zeta Jones, James Brolin |
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| Director | Steven Soderbergh |
| Genres | Drama |
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Steven Soderbergh followed up his critical and commercial smash ERIN BROCKOVICH with this wildly exhilarating exploration of the complex, multilayered international drug problem. The film tells three seemingly disparate stories that loosely intersect and overlap, unfurling at a frantic, relentless pace. In the first, a well-intentioned Mexican police officer, Javier Rodriguez Rodriguez (Benicio Del Toro), comes face-to-face with the hypocrisy and hopelessness of his situation after he learns that his superior, General Salazar (Tomas Milian), isn't the law-abiding officer he claims to be. In the second, Robert Wakefield (Michael Douglas), a conservative Supreme Court judge from Ohio, takes a position as the president's new drug czar. What he doesn't realize is that his teenage daughter, Caroline (Erika Christensen), is falling prey to the dangerous narcotics that he has been hired to eradicate. In the third section, federal agents Montel Gordon (Don Cheadle) and Ray Castro (Luis Guzman) are baby-sitting Eduardo Ruiz (Miguel Ferrer), a drug smuggler who is about to testify against the wealthy Carlos Ayala (Steven Bauer). When Ayala's pregnant wife, Helena (Catherine Zeta-Jones), learns of her husband's illegal activities, she takes her family's future into her own hands. Soderbergh's bold decision to photograph the film using three strikingly different visual schemes adds even greater punch to TRAFFIC, which stands firmly as one of 2000's most stirring motion picture events.
| Starring | Michael Douglas, Miguel Ferrer, Catherine Zeta Jones, James Brolin, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Albert Finney, Steven Bauer, Benjamin Bratt, Tomas Milian, Dennis Quaid, Peter Riegert, Luis Guzman, Jacob Vargas, Amy Irving, C |
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| Director | Steven Soderbergh |
| Studio | BOULEVARD ENTERTAIMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 27 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 01 Oct 2007 Production year: 2000 |
| Format | DVD |
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Whilst this film does have some very stylish moments and some ok performances it doesnt match the scope of the original 'Traffik' made by channel 4 in the early 90's. It actually steals a few of the best ideas and set pieces from the c4 drama!!! I also prefered Catherine Zeta Jone's conterpart in the tv version.
An interesting and enjoyable film, with some great performances from Del Toro, Zeta Jones and Douglas. It takes a while to get into but once you have got an understanding of the various stories and got used to the slow pace it becomes really gripping.
Michael Douglas is urging U.S. government officials to consider legalising the use of marijuana. The Traffic star insists America's corrupt history seems destined to repeat itself until his countrymen can smoke freely, recalling the violence incited by Prohibition. And the 64-year-old is adamant that making cannabis legal would boost America's flagging economy and make the world more peaceful. He says, "It's an interesting issue with all of these troubles that are going on... and trying to... Read more