Steinesongo Too many fans seem to be blown away

Executscan Expected more

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Allissa .Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

inspectorbob I don't think this is my wife's kind of movie. I watched it alone, and I think it would have been a little agonizing for her to watch it because she hates stories where things go wrong and it's tense, and even worse when people MAKE things go wrong for others. So I'm not going to give anything away; no more than the movie's poster's byline, because I want you to see this movie - if you are not in the same category as my wife - and I am assuming that you are like me and don't want the whole thing given away before you get to see it: rather let it unfold and go on the intended journey with it; not knowing what's around he next bend. So why do rate it so highly? It is one of those movies that when it reaches its conclusion, makes you appreciate the journey and revel in how you got to where you did. This movie went far deeper than I expected: it probes and challenges as we live through the character's respective struggles, torment, anguish, and just generally, EMOTION! Not quite fully identifiable personally, but extreme, high level, and wholly the thing that one should "enjoy" experiencing as the viewer, being able to identify with as it strokes chords, without it feeling like they are talking about you (which crosses the boundary from entertainment and goes into something more like psychology or sermonising). A good ride!

Leofwine_draca Here's a totally offbeat film, about as non-mainstream as you could expect despite the presence of two A-listers in the dual leading roles. It's a character study of motivation and the forces which drive sane people to commit insane and unpleasant acts. It helps greatly that the leads are played with such skill and charisma as actors Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Affleck can muster. Jackson is as intense as ever, but also unusually heart-warming in the emotional moments; Affleck puts in his best performance to date here as the vain but weak young lawyer, and the result is highly effective. The scenes in which the leads share screen time are very effective.The story is slow-paced but this works in the film's favour, building up a realistic picture of life in New York and carefully developing the characters along the way. There are many twists and surprises in the cat-and-mouse game played out between the two men, and it's never quite possible to predict the outcome for this is an edgy, sometimes unsettling movie. In the end things do get a bit preachy and syrupy, but this doesn't matter, because the film's message is a strong one and the dialogue is not spoon-fed to the audience, a failing of so many modern films. Instead this is a film that doesn't underestimate the viewer, that is worth a look thanks to being so unconventional and intelligently-written and made.

skeptic skeptical Changing Lanes has high aspirations. Can a single film both reveal the profound corruption of top-level corporate lawyers, and give us hope that the of this secret "club" retain post-induction the ability to change their ways? The story presents a series of mistakes made by the two primary protagonists, played by Ben Affleck and Samuel Jackson, over the course of a day. More happens in that single day than happens in an entire year of most people's lives! So, yes, the plot is fast paced. I did not find the acting poor, as some reviewers have complained. I actually found that it was pretty good, not only the Affleck and Jackson roles, but also the portrayal of the father-in-law by Sydney Pollack. But the Ben Affleck character was just too pure to be true! After marrying into his super-wealthy father-in-law's firm, he then seems to believe that he can transform the whole corrupt machine into a shining pillar of altruism! I hate to be this cynical, but I must say that if any real corporate lawyer attempted what the Affleck character claims that he will do at the end of the film, he would be found dead in the not-too-distant future of either a stroke, a heart attack, an apparent suicide, or a single-car accident. That is the reality of how ruthless the people in this arena really are. Saints do not fall into such commerce by mistake.

Sanpaco13 I first saw this on a bus in Mexico and it left an impression on me. I later forgot about it and just recently saw it on Netflix and rewatched it. I really enjoyed this movie for a couple reasons. I like the element of two people making really stupid decisions and letting their emotions control them and showing how that kind of thing can lead to things getting way out of hand really fast. In one day, two men effectively destroy each others lives because of an initial bad encounter that neither men are willing to move on from. I love the scene later with William Hurt as he shouts at Jackson's character telling him he's addicted to chaos. He should be given credit for the fact that after a cool down period he was about to give the file back, but had he been willing to fix things earlier, the whole mess could have been avoided. As I see it, both men are to blame in the end. That is why I love the ending of this movie. Both characters repent of their mistakes, are willing to accept the consequences, and things for the most part end up fixed and each side is better off.