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Ben Affleck,
Ben Affleck,
Samuel L. Jackson,
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Roger Michell,
Roger Mitchell,
Roger Michell
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: Paramount
: Drama, Quest, Revenge
: 98 min.
: English, French
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Director Roger Michell follows up the hit romantic comedy Notting Hill (1999) with this thought-provoking thriller. Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson star, respectively, as Gavin Banek and Doyle Gibson, two New York men whose lives become accidentally intertwined in a Good Friday fender bender on the FDR Drive. Late for a crucial appointment, hotshot lawyer Gavin tosses Doyle a blank check and leaves the scene, while Doyle, whose car is inoperable, is late for a court-appointed custody hearing. A recovering alcoholic, Doyle's tardiness doesn't sit well with the judge, who - sick of waiting for Gipson - grants custody to Doyle's ex-wife in Doyle's absence. The situation worsens when it becomes evident that Doyle has an equally important file belonging to Gavin, which proves that an elderly man gave Banek's firm power-of-attorney over his foundation. So begins an escalating war of words and deeds between the two men. Soon, egged on by an associate (Toni Collette), Gavin hires a "fixer" (Dylan Baker) to destroy Doyle's credit, forcing Doyle to fire back with some cunning moves of his own. Changing Lanes co-stars William Hurt, Sydney Pollack, and Toni Collette. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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| Not What I Expected (In a good way).
by alienx
June 3, 2004 - 2:25 PM PDT
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3 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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I rented this movie because my queue was running low, so I didn't expect much when I popped it in the player. And I have to say that I am not a huge fan of Ben Affleck, and the angry black man role Sam Jackson seems to play in most of his movies is wearing thin (I did like him a lot in Pulp Fiction). But this movie was not what I expected, which was an ever-escalating, back-and-forth, violence fest. The characters and the story both went a good deal deeper. And ultimately the movie had an ending I could feel good about.
To me, this movie is definitely worth a look. I have to call it a pleasant surprise. |
| Newsflash: Ben Affleck makes good movie
by MikeScholtz
May 17, 2004 - 6:48 AM PDT
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5 out of 5 members found this review helpful
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| Samuel Jackson and Ben Affleck meet when their cars bump into each other on the highway. If this were a romantic comedy, they'd get mad at each other and fall in love. But it's not. So they just get mad. Thus begins a spiraling cycle of one-upmanship that's more entertaining than ten whole seasons of reality television. In a big change for Hollywood, this movie offers no obvious heroes or villains. Just real people. (And some real good performances.) |
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