Review of Human Traffic (1999) by Harry D — 19 Apr 2011

So it took me a few attempts to watch this film all the way through. For one reason. It's way too lowbrow for me. The first couple of times I just felt like my mind was melting watching Danny Dyer talk about absolute shite at the camera.

But I persevered, and last night I watched the whole thing through. I have to admit, it actually starts off really well, and I thought, "hey, this is good, why didn't I like it to begin with?" The politics behind the first half an hour or so, being very anti-establishment, appealed to me.

But unfortunately, after the first half an hour, it just trails off into drug induced ramblings and boring scenes of drugged up idiots being drugged up idiots. On top of that, the acting isn't great, and the characters are extremely annoying, and ultimately, their lives were rather pitiful and depressing.

So overall, it starts off well, but in the end, it is just a poor man's Trainspotting.