Changing LanesChanging Lanes

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  • Aspect Ratio:
    Widescreen
  • Rating:
     R — for language
  • Language:
      Eng
  • Studio:
      Paramount
  • UPC:
      097363343042
  • Year of Release:
      2002
  • Item Number:
      PRD033430
  • Release Date:
      02/21/2012
  • Genre:
     

    Drama –

    Melodrama –

    Message Movie –

    Urban Drama

  • Format:
     

    DVD

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

    Director Roger Michell follows up the hit romantic comedy Notting Hill (1999) with this thought-provoking thriller. Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson star, respectively, as Gavin Banek and Doyle Gibson, two New York men whose lives become accidentally intertwined in a Good Friday fender bender on the FDR Drive. Late for a crucial appointment, hotshot lawyer Gavin tosses Doyle a blank check and leaves the scene, while Doyle, whose car is inoperable, is late for a court-appointed custody hearing. A recovering alcoholic, Doyle's tardiness doesn't sit well with the judge, who - sick of waiting for Gipson - grants custody to Doyle's ex-wife in Doyle's absence. The situation worsens when it becomes evident that Doyle has an equally important file belonging to Gavin, which proves that an elderly man gave Banek's firm power-of-attorney over his foundation. So begins an escalating war of words and deeds between the two men. Soon, egged on by an associate (Toni Collette), Gavin hires a "fixer" (Dylan Baker) to destroy Doyle's credit, forcing Doyle to fire back with some cunning moves of his own. Changing Lanes co-stars William Hurt, Sydney Pollack, and Toni Collette. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:
  • Region: 1
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
  • Audio: Dolby Surround
  • Features:
    • cc
    • Widescreen version
    • Dolby Digital 5.1 and Surround (Eng/Fre)
    • English subtitles
    • Director commentary by Roger Michell
    • The making of Changing Lanes
    • A writer's perspective featurette
    • 2 deleted scenes
    • 1 extended scene
    • Theatrical trailer
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
REVIEW:
  • A pleasingly taut, surprisingly trenchant morality play disguised as an urban thriller, this sleeper hit stays smartly focused on the emotional reality of its premise without devolving into the violent, chaotic genre cliches typically found in lesser films dealing with themes of rage and revenge. Rather than delighting in the mechanics of one-upmanship, screenwriters Chap Taylor and Michael Tolkin head for different, more disturbing intellectual territory, punctuating their script with arch, cynical monologues that lay bare commonly accepted justifications for inexcusably heinous behavior and exploring in painful detail the high cost of vengeance, depicting it as an inherently selfish fire that must blowback to immolate he who strikes the match. Both Ben Affleck, in what is easily the best performance in a career of spotty quality, and Samuel L. Jackson, typically simmering with fierce intelligence and coiled menace, zealously dig into their respective roles, each becoming a mirror held up to the other and reflecting back an ugly image neither wants to see. These are tough, complex, and very real humans with feet of clay and lacking utterly in glamour or heroism. As in many great works of drama, the characters here are ultimately not confronted with each other but with themselves, and the actors rise gloriously to the occasion. One of the year's boldest, timeliest films, Changing Lanes aspires to encourage introspection, and there aren't many loftier goals for mass entertainment than that. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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