Movie: Traffic (2001)

From director Steven Soderbergh comes this magnificent movie, with stellar camera work and an outstanding cast. This movie and 'Erin Brokovich' would earn Soderbergh two nominations in 2001. The cast includes Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro,Catherine Zeta Jones,Dennis Quaid, Salma Hayek, Benjamin Bratt and more!
Traffic is filmed more like a documentary than a Hollywood flick. However, it is fast paced and extremely entertaining. There are a trio of concurrent plots that make up the movie.The common theme is drugs.

One is a drug Czar, Senator (Douglas) who is fighting the war on Mexican Drug lords. Privately, he is fighting a war at home, trying to save his daughter from her addiction.
Another plot involves a Drug Kingpin(Steven Bauer) behind bars and his determined wife (Zeta Jones) who is on a crusade to bring him home.The third plot involves a Mexican cop(Del Toro) who is caught in the crossfire between corrupt officials on both sides of the border.

Traffic is powerful and a slam dunk. It exposes the humanity of all its characters and how drug trafficking influences each of them. It deserved nothing less than an Academy award.But well..Tough luck. This movie is a must see!

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Movie: Frequency(2000)

Frequency is an excellent science fiction thriller starring James Caviezel (of Jesus fame in the Passion of Christ ) and Dennis Quaid.
A young cop toying with his ham radio finds a 'Frequency' where he can talk to his murdered firefighter cop who lives 30 years ago in the same house. He is living in 1999 and his father in 1969. His father would be killed by a serial killer, six years later and so the cop warns him of the impending danger. The course of his past is chaged forever, but his problems have just begun. Soemhow this movie did not gather a lot of box office change.It is full of surprizes and has a great ending. I recommend it.

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