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Release Date:
12 April 2002 (USA)
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An ambitious lawyer, a desperate father, they had no reason to meet, until today, more
Plot:
The story of what happens one day in New York when a young lawyer and a businessman share a small automobile accident on F.D.R. Drive and their mutual road rage escalates into a feud. full summary | add synopsis
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4 nominations
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(38 articles)
Blu-Ray Review: Denzel Washington, Tony Scott Take ‘Pelham 123’ Seriously
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'Wild Things' Roars, 'Citizen,' 'Activity' Thrill
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(From HollywoodChicago.com. 5 November 2009, 9:07 AM, PST)
'Wild Things' Roars, 'Citizen,' 'Activity' Thrill
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At least Ben Affleck's performance was pretty good
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ben Affleck | ... | Gavin Banek | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Doyle Gipson | |
| Kim Staunton | ... | Valerie Gipson | |
| Toni Collette | ... | Michelle | |
| Sydney Pollack | ... | Stephen Delano | |
| Tina Sloan | ... | Mrs. Delano | |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Walter Arnell | |
| Akil Walker | ... | Stephen Gipson | |
| Cole Hawkins | ... | Danny Gipson | |
| Ileen Getz | ... | Ellen | |
| Jennifer Dundas | ... | Mina Dunne (as Jennifer Dundas Lowe) | |
| Matt Malloy | ... | Ron Cabot | |
| Amanda Peet | ... | Cynthia Delano Banek | |
| Myra Lucretia Taylor | ... | Judge Frances Abarbanel | |
| Bruce Altman | ... | Terry Kaufman |
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Rated R for language.
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98 min | Turkey:91 min (TV version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Malaysia:U |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:15 |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (British Columbia) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Austria:10 |
Finland:K-11 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Ireland:15 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:11 |
Peru:14 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #38938) |
Canada:AA (Ontario)
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Ben Affleck was called for re-shoots on Pearl Harbor (2001) during principal photography on this movie.
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Factual errors: In the courtroom, the nameplate for the judge says "Judge" Arbarbanel. However, in New York State, the person who presides over an estate matter or probate proceedings is formally known as "Surrogate" not "Judge". The nameplate would reflect this and refer to the Surrogate as "Hon. Surrogate Arbaranel". The court would also be referred to by all present as "the Surrogate's court", not the "probate court".
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Referenced in New Frontiers: Making 'The Missing' (2004) (V)
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With the way films are marketed you would be forgiven for thinking that great casting and an arresting idea are all you need to make a good film. One only has to witness how Martin Scorsese's name was hidden on all the publicity for Gangs Of New York , his pet project for the last twenty years, to understand the strength of this theory. Unfortunately for lazy minded marketers everywhere Changing Lanes shows what any cinemagoer could tell you, that the quality of a film is all in it's execution.
Ben Affleck and Samuel L Jackson are both in a hurry when they collide on a downtown freeway. Affleck takes off before exchanging details but without a crucial file for the case he is trying, whilst Jackson misses the custody battle for his children. This then leads to an ugly game of tit for tat revenge between the two, as they both sink lower and lower to salvage something from the day.
Despite the entire story taking place over a handful of hours the film has no tension, pace of immediacy, though this is a probably a side effect of the apathy that the lead characters provoke. Whilst Affleck and Jackson are perfectly cast as the lawyer losing sight of his morals and a desperate recovering alcoholic who seems to be fighting the whole world at once, the film never brings either to life. This is doubly galling since a good performance from Affleck seems to come once in a blue moon and so it is especially painful to see it go to waste.
By the time the fudged ending ruins what respect the film may have gained for it's gritty style you will be too sick of the shaky handheld camera work and improbable character decisions to care. Best to changed channels if you ever come across this on TV.