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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)
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Something different; Something 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 |
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Norway:11 |
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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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Roger Michell actually attended Alcoholic's Anonymous meetings in order to get the idea of how Doyle Gipson's (Samuel L. Jackson) A.A. meetings would play out on screen.
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Continuity: Ben Affleck is driving a Mercedes when he has the car accident due to his wheel falling off, but the final shot of him at the scene shows a car which is not the one he was driving.
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Referenced in New Frontiers: Making 'The Missing' (2004) (V)
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Waiting in Vain
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Now, I'm not going to slap this movie on my Top 10 list or say it deserves an Oscar nod, like many critics have exclaimed, but I will say it's something different. First of all, it's real. Not an artificial Hollywood shoot 'em up or disaster flick. This is a film about the human struggle. There's no violence or sex, and if it weren't for about 7 uses of the "f" word "Changing Lanes" could've easily earned a PG-13. So don't let the R-rating fool you.
There are three main reasons why I checked out this movie: Samuel, L, Jackson. Needless to say, he's a terrific actor and worth seeing in whatever he does. He's one of my favorites, and he delivers another powerhouse performance, taking on a role somewhat different from his recent roles: he plays an average Joe. We're introduced to his character, Doyle Gibson, who's a very nice guy simply haunted by mistakes in his past, one being alcoholism, which led to a divorce. And now he's attending AA meetings and buying a house for his two kids, hoping he will attain custody of them. Ben Affleck is good and charismatic. I didn't sympathize as much with his character, but that doesn't make him an antagonist. Neither characters are saints, nor are they sinners. That's good, because it's never completely effective to include characters who are entirely sympathetic. They're both mature adults, but they resort to juvenile acts of revenge in hopes that they can undo what happened. Sydney Pollack is great, as Affleck's egotistical father-in-law, proving his talents in front of the camera are just as fine as his talents behind the camera. I wanted to see more of the beautiful Amanda Peet, but she only has approximately 7 minutes of screen time. So I'm guessing that topless scene I heard mentioned didn't make it to the final cut. Oh, well. William Hurt, who seems to do a movie every 5 years, unfortunately has a small, thankless role as an alcohol counselor.
The script is well-written, and the film is a lot more character-driven than ones of recent years. I loved that scene in the bar where Sam Jackson sits in a lonely bar, listening in on two white guys badmouthing Tiger Woods. He lashes back with a terrific monologue, and later ends up punching them out. Some directors would've cut that scene out, overly concerned about the film's pacing, but I'm glad this time that wasn't the case. However, the ending seems a little fake. It's just too happy for its own good. But that's the only element of the movie I found forced.
My score: 7 (out of 10)