Captivating movie !

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Changing Lanes is about two people who are having difficulties in their lives, they enter each other's lives via a fender bender, one of them refuses to help the other leading into an extreme tit for tat situation throughout the entire movie.Changing Lanes has a unique plot, the main characters "Gavin Banek" (Ben Affleck) and "Doyle Gipson" (Samuel L. Jackson) are perfect for their roles, Director Roger Michell did outstanding work with this flick, and everyone else involved in this movie did a superb job.The film score composed by David Arnold is hip and suits the movie with it's drum and bass mixed with classical style.Changing Lanes doesn't allow you to root for a particular character because the plot is so much more than that. We see events from both points of view and both are likable characters, the motion picture is more on the lines of "what will they do next?" rather than "what character to root for".It's clear that "Gavin" (Affleck) is in more trouble than "Doyle" (Samuel L. Jackson) although "Doyle" is on the verge of losing his children, he is not committing crimes as opposed to "Gavin" - he is on the verge of ending up in jail and he's doing some really dodgy work with his boss/father in law, but by the end he makes the rights out of the wrongs. When you look into the plot more deeply it is highly possible that had the two main characters had not had that crazy feud, they may not have got their lives back on track in the end.There are a few scenes that stand out, one being the scene of "Doyle" beating up these two white men after butting in their conversation because they mentioned a "black kid", at one point in the movie "Doyle"'s mentor tells him that he's "addicted to chaos", this is shown here in the scene with the two white guys, had he not been hooked on chaos and disaster, he would have just minded his own business and ignored the black kid comment or better still leave the bar, he shouldn't be drinking anyway!A very clever and imperative scene is in the courthouse where we see "Gavin" at the same courthouse and at the same time as "Doyle", a fantastic scene that speaks so many words.Overall a great movie.

This film could all be completely solved if two people just picked up the phone and spoke to each other.Firstly, you spend the whole film waiting for Samuel L Jackson to say M**********r; this does not happen and then Ben Affleck says it; this makes the movie worse!Anyway thinking of becoming a Lawyer should watch this film to realise that know day in their life will be exciting (not even their most 'exciting' one).The only reason for 2 stars instead of 1 is due to the presence of Samuel L Jackson, which doubles the score of any movie!Everyone loses their head after a minor traffic accident, drive safely people!

Aside from the professional critics, just about everyone else agrees that Changing Lanes (2002) is a flawed film. Exactly where it goes wrong, however, differs from viewer to viewer. I would nominate the confessional scene. Obviously designed to change the hero's heart, it rings false to me and seems out of character. The fact that there's no build-up or previous reference to religion, doesn't help either. Yes, I realize that such a scene is necessary, but usually it's the heroine or the best friend who brings a protagonist to his or her senses. To introduce a priest from left field goes right against the grain – particularly as we've had no inkling at all of religion or religious beliefs up to this point. So, for me, the movie just fell apart. A pity! They spent a lot of money on it, and Sydney Pollack gives a great performance, easily outshining the nominal stars, Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson. An excellent Paramount DVD.

This movie is crazy: they want us to believe that being late can destroy your life and that from this perfect chaos will come the greatest reward! I live in Paris and everyday i am late due to problems with subways, buses. When I came back from holiday, my train was 5 hours late and I was home at dawn instead of midnight and i had to work 3 hours later! Did my life explode? No because we adjust. Time is not at our whim and we can only surf with it.Then, the characters are unbelievable: Affleck is a shark that realizes he is a shark. Jackson is a dumb maniac who ignores he is a dumb maniac. If it wasn't for Amanda, I would have never watched this crap. And even her moment is absurd: in spite of having his clocked life on a wire, Mr Affleck stops everything to lunch with her.Well, now you know: if you want to lose your patience, go try it!