Review of Traffic (2000) by Nickthecritick — 18 Apr 2022
Javier Rodriguez and Manolo Sanchez are two policemen committed to countering drug trafficking on the border between the United States and Mexico. Their leader is General Salazar, the main enemy of the drug cartels.
Every day the two are tempted to appropriate part of the confiscated cargoes and get rich. Javier is the most resistant to pressure. Meanwhile, in the United States, the judge of the Ohio Supreme Court, Robert Wakefield, is instructed by the President to coordinate effective anti-drug activity with Mexican partners.
At home, however, Robert and his wife have to watch helplessly as their sixteen-year-old daughter falls into the abyss of dependence. Carlos Ayala, a trafficker full of cover-ups, risks being framed in court by an excellent witness.
Steven Soderbergh does not abandon the cinema of denunciation, but this time he chooses the path of the genre film with crossed events. It makes use of the strong stage presence of a Benicio del Toro capable of expressing pain and safety together with a simple movement of the lips.
One of the best Soderbergh movies.
This review of Traffic (2000) was written by Nickthecritick on 18 Apr 2022.
Traffic has generally received very positive reviews.
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