There’s a great movie in here, it’s just held back by bad production choices. The cinematography in particular hasn’t aged well, and I’m not even against the idea of lo-fi aesthetics, but the colour grading of this movie is so amateurish and lacking any balance. Still, I like the story and characters, you can see how it lays the groundwork for shows like _The Wire_ by focussing on its subject from a systemic, even academic, perspective and the acting’s solid. Are all the subplots equally as interesting? No, but I was never bored either, mostly because everything is structured and connected so interestingly. I’m of the opinion that most remakes are completely redundant and useless, but I’d honestly welcome another filmmaker making a new, definitive version of this script. This version I do find recommendable, but you should honestly just watch _The Wire_. 6.5/10

There is slow burn and then there is Traffic, this was a chore to get through

Traffic, good business, but there is hope.

An excellent movie showing different sides in the war on drug and also why it does ultimately not really work. Interesting, educating and also disturbing at times.

Some great performances here. I’m surprised to learn that there was little post-production digital color correction–the cinematography effects all seem to have been created in-camera. I might’ve edited this down a bit, but it holds up as a decent look at the drug trade.