‘Traffik’(1989) vs. ‘Traffic’(2000)
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After watching the British version of ‘Traffik‘ alongside a broadcast of 2000′s Steven Soderbergh remake, both courtesy of the Sundance Channel, I think I like the original more, even though Benicio Del Toro and Don Cheadle aren’t in it. The Brits are less black-and-white about the subject – the criminals aren’t all resident aliens, and fewer prominent characters live in the suburbs. Many are ‘respectable’ natural-born citizens, and international monetary policy (read IMF) is as culpable in the propagation of the drug trade as the well-to-do professionals of Southern California. Interesting, isn’t it, how Soderbergh moved the incidence of drug use and propagation out of the ‘Heartland’ of America into those ‘blue’ Gore margins. But we all know who’s catalyzing crystal-meth in Iowa – and his name don’t end with ‘Rodriguez’… [Read more →]
“Charlize Theron has her Oscar. Now she has her ‘Catwoman’.“– 
