I really enjoyed this movie the first time I saw, but that time it went by the name Traffic. The structure of the two films were very similar - a group of seemingly unconnected stories that eventually come together near the end (which would seem to make sense as the two screenplays were written by Stephen Gaghan and Stephen Soderbergh was also involved in both). This movie also seemed to be a little too big for its britches. It attempted to tackle a number of complex issues, everything from oil economics to terrorism, etc. This movie would've been much better had they tried to slimline the plot and not include so many stories and subplots.
The acting was incredible, which should be expected from a cast that includes Chris Cooper, Christopher Plummer, George Clooney, Matt Damon, William Hurt and Amanda Peet. This movie had the potential to be amazing, but in the end just didn't live up to expectations. One thing that I was afraid of was that it would be too political, but thankfully, the politics were subdued and utilized quite efficiently in the movie.
This was an important movie and one that I enjoyed watching, but in the end, I think it just missed the mark and tried a little too hard.
4 out of 6 beers.
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