& Steven Soderbergh

Traffic

7.6

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.

Director: , Steven Soderbergh
Main Cast: Benicio del Toro
Soundtrack: , Cliff Martinez, Herbie Hancock
Cinematography: , Steven Soderbergh
Screenplay: , Stephen Gaghan, Simon Moore

Cinema Premiere: January 26, 2001

What do English critics think?

English Reviews

3 english reviews of Traffic (2000)

1. San Francisco Chronicle

10 / 10

A cautionary signal that the drug wars are not only far from over but also woefully misdirected. Soderbergh makes the point, without preaching, that drugs are in fact a symptom of larger problems, the result of a society that separates and isolates people.
- Edward Guthmann
sfchronicle.com »
2. Entertainment Weekly

10 / 10

The most triumphant performance here is Soderbergh’s. With "Traffic", he has made the rare Hollywood epic that dares to entertain an audience by engaging the world.
- Owen Gleiberman
ew.com »
3. Cinema from the Spectrum

10 / 10

This is arguably director Steven Soderbergh’s finest hour in Hollywood.
- Jaime Rebanal
Cinema from the Spectrum »

Reviews by critics from other countries

Foreign Reviews

3 foreign reviews of Traffic (2000)

1. Nöjesguiden

8.3 / 10

Translated from swedish: For Steven Soderbergh, "Traffic" is a triumph - and his strongest film to date.
- Roger Wilson
Swedish: ng.se »
2. Aftonbladet

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: Excellently filmed, brilliant acting, a bit of suspense, but above all a strong and gripping drama about how the drug trade affects the lives of a number of people.
- Jan-Olov Andersson
Swedish: aftonbladet.se »
3. Russin

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: Films that "Traffic" reminds us of how close to reality film can be, by not only depicting it straight up and down, but instead by exaggerating and condensing it and exaggerating the small details that make an impression. It is a real and powerful but never bombastic film about gray areas and gray eminences who play God at the expense of others. And the traffic continues.
- Johan Lindahl
Swedish: russin.nu »