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Barry Newman (204 KP) rated Traffic (2001) in Movies

Feb 1, 2020

Traffic (2001)

2001 | Drama

7.3

(3 Ratings)

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A complex and ambitious movie documenting several interconnected stories about the drug trade. Steven Soderbergh’s style is almost documentary like (plenty of shaky cam) and I liked his use of blue and yellow filters illustrating the different stories . Personally I found the film a bit overlong and some of the cartel storyline a bit draggy and convoluted. The film is more successful when showing the human side of drug addiction and I particularly enjoyed the storyline documenting the daughter of a senior politician tasked with tackling drug trafficking descending into addiction. Michael Douglas performance here was excellent and quite moving and definitely the standout amongst the ensemble cast. So a very impressive movie for its scope and scale, not all of it works but what does works very well.

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Sophia (Bookwyrming Thoughts) (530 KP) rated Shadow Frost (Shadow Frost, #1) in Books

Mar 22, 2020

Shadow Frost (Shadow Frost, #1)

Coco Ma | 2019 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

7.5

(4 Ratings)

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I really wanted to enjoy Shadow Frost with promises of assassins, monsters and darkness set in a fantasy world. But as much as the interactions between the characters were a delight to read and I loved every second of it, the writing style just isn’t my type. I personally didn’t feel the book was worth investing more time into, and I’m sad to say I had to DNF this at 34%.

The author/publisher provided a free copy of the book for review purposes - thank you! Receiving a review copy does not guarantee a positive review and therefore do not affect the opinion or content of the review.

NOTE: Because this was DNFed at 34%, this review AND rating reflects only the 34% that I have read and not the entire book.