9/16/2023 0 Comments Traffic movie oscarsBut before they can get to this fine piece of architecture porn, Brea and John must deal with some racist bikers led by Luke Goss. John’s sports agent friend, Darren ( Laz Alonzo) has given John full run of a swanky pad deep in the Northern California mountains. Brea has been fired from her job at the Sacramento Post, yet she doesn’t want this detail to ruin her romantic birthday weekend with John ( Omar Epps). I’ll come back to that phone in a minute. The phone in question is a satellite phone slipped into the bag of Brea (Paula Patton) while she’s in a gas station restroom. “Just give him the phone!” yelled an aggravated patron at my very sparsely attended screening. Then why must the viewer endure endless minutes of soap opera-style histrionics before anyone even mentions the subject? Why do we not get to know one single woman ensnared in the illegal ring? Why are the villains one-note hicksploitation caricatures? And why do the heroes make the types of horror movie mistakes that get people talking to the screen in frustration? Let’s suppose it really is trying to shine a serious light on human trafficking. Spoilers from here on in. Let’s give “Traffik” the benefit of the doubt for a moment. Then just before the end credits, “Traffik” tries to gaslight us into thinking we’ve seen a journalistic exposé. He also tosses forced drug injections and attempted rape into the mix, shooting these elements as if he were making the bottom half of a grindhouse double feature. There isn’t an honest moment in all 96 minutes of “Traffik.” Writer/director Deon Taylor’s camera leers at Paula Patton’s body, lingers on the tattered Daisy Duke shorts of a battered woman in distress and has one character call his girlfriend a whore for sleeping with another character. I once asked Roger what the deciding factor was in giving a film no stars, and he told me these were films he found “morally reprehensible.” That I didn’t find “Traffik” morally reprehensible probably says more about me than it does the movie, but at least I’m willing to be honest about enjoying a few moments of the film’s home invasion section. However, if you are a fan of over-the-top thrillers, this one may appeal to you.Watching this film, I was reminded of Roger’s reviews for “ Wolf Creek” and “ Chaos,” two films he gave no stars because he found them completely devoid of value. There is very little to appreciate in Traffic. It is disappointing to see Divya Dutta, Vikram Gokhale, and Sachin Khedekar play such poorly written characters. Jimmy Shergill does get some witty lines in which he criticizes Mumbai's roads and traffic but besides that the actor has very little to do. Besides Bajpayee, none of the actors get enough screen time, which is a blessing as they ham it up big time. The actor delivers an outstanding performance but is let down by a weak script. Knowing that their son won't survive, his parents decide to donate his heart to the ailing girl.Manoj Bajpayee as Constable Godbole is absolutely fantastic. Meanwhile in Mumbai, a journalist (Vishal Singh) meets with an accident and has just a few hours to live. Superstar Dev Kapoor's (Prosenjit Chatterjee) daughter is critically ill and can only be saved if she gets a donor heart in time. Based on a true story and a Malayalam movie of the same name, Traffic, showcases the heroic efforts of the police force, who successfully transport a heart between two cities by road.
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