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Traffic
Critic reviews and ratings
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...thanks to its sharply chiselled screenplay and near-perfect casting, this racy and gripping film leaves nothing at all to chance.
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...does not preach or boast but it touches hearts. Watch it for the emotional connect, and of course, the wonderful performances.
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Despite it's minor flaws Traffic is a film that deserves attention and an audience. It's a fantastic story of human spirit.
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The characters and key-plot situations are seamlessly interwoven.
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The theme manoeuvring through Traffic is of empathy and second chance. It is sometimes subtle, other times shoved in your face.
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The film will keep you engaged with its brilliant execution by late director Rajesh Pillai and remarkable performances by the ensemble.
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...is a feel good film although it does have the documentary feel in between.
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The execution is not sharp and technically impressive. The acting is superb by the veterans, but shaky by the younger crowd. Still, the film is worth a watch for the extraordinary story.
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Interesting plot with inconsistent pace and unnecessary drama.
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This could have been a far better film, with better sense of emergency and tighter editing.
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Drama is intrinsic to these situations and to the larger, multi-cultural Indian reality, without the crutch of high-decibel songs or explicit moralising. If Team Traffic had understood that, this could have been a great film. As things stand, it is an uneven, unsatisfying ride.
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The film has its heart in the right place, but the soul isn't along for the trip.
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...doesn’t address its ethics or anything profound. It doesn’t aspire to be anything beyond a bumpy ride to half-hearted glory. And in that it is entirely successful.
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This enterprise, bloated by needless saccharine and background music, has its moments but stays, overall, strictly serviceable.
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...will appeal to very limited audiences and will have a tough run at the box-office.
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...it becomes so tedious because it tries too hard to infuse the TV drama pace of Kiefer Sutherland's 24 and ends up being tedious.
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...the film is a prime example of how mind-blowing ensemble casts can't make a great movie if it lacks the quality and rest of the key ingredients.
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...the essence of the original – and the reason it worked with audiences – has been lost.
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For a film which largely unfolds in real time, Traffic lacks direction and pace.
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Traffic’s biggest problem is the absence of frenzy and anticipation.
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...wears thin, feels rushed. There is neither much of an emotional tug nor an edge-of-the-seat urgency that the film promised to deliver.
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Organ donation is a noble cause that this film picks up to endorse. But the superficial focus on the humanitarian act only draws attention away from it.
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