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2/21/13 PAUL SHORTT THOUGHT-PROVOKING, BRILLIANTLY MADE, INTELLIGENT THRILLER WITH GOOD PERFORMANCES 12/28/09 Dane Youssef The best film of 2000. And the best about the ripple effect of drugs ever made. 8/26/09 yukers This movie was LAME and way too LONG!!! 9/21/08 Samantha Pruitt amazing movie, totally intense! 8/21/08 Shaun Wallner Awesome storyline! 11/26/06 David Pollastrini really confusing if you don't pay attention 6/26/06 MP Bartley Some annoying acting and occasional preachy tone hamper this fine thriller. 12/12/05 sweetgrrl1972 By the end you don't care about any of the characters especially the poor rich kids. 11/03/05 R.W.Welch Innovative cinematography and standout perf by Del Torro. 10/10/05 Agent Sands A brilliantly shot and edited epic. Also really entertaining. I heart Soderbergh. 9/09/05 Indrid Cold A textbook example of how to address a complex subject with intelligence and style. 6/01/05 jcjs fine stuff 2/25/05 Gray I now jackass crack lovers who love this film 1/02/05 Daveman A fantastic thriller, entertaining, affecting and compulsively rewatchable. 9/26/04 Bucky Buckner Boone Benicio aside, this is too long, too unbelievable and too much CZJ overacting 9/24/04 Naka Absolutely stunning from beginning to end. A true modern classic worthy of highest praise. 5/03/04 Gobsmack A devastating, shudder-inducing rush. Worthy of the highest praise. B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T. 4/17/04 ALBERT H. TAYLOR JR. I was engrossed in the movie from start to finish. 4/15/04 gordon purcell Soderberg uses several filmstocks and looks to the themes, yet it's clear to follow! Smart! 4/15/04 rojo Easy to get involved in this one, great acting. 4/06/04 Agent Sands Powerful, realistic, & enjoyable with awesome cast, direction, camerawork, music, & script. 6/16/03 rory excellent film.... well done 3/05/03 Dr. Bitterpants Liked it 1st viewing, bitter taste 2nd. HATE cliche of poisoned room service - how Dragnet! 2/05/03 spacecowboy man it painted a bleak picture for the future of the "war on drugs" 11/15/02 Chiendog Amateurish tripe with more plot holes than a slice of swiss cheese. 7/31/02 I Can't Swim Worth it only for Benicio, who gave the movie what little soul it had. Hey KMG, show me how 7/05/02 KMG THIS MOVIE ROCKS HELL! If you disagree go fuck yourself! 4/08/02 stoolie-bird just one of the most important films ever made 4/04/02 Edfink Lombardo The most overrated film of the '90s...Some good acting aside, this film is a waste 3/05/02 Jennifer Birkhead Michael Douglas best player by far; too bad his bride thinks her shit don't stink! 3/05/02 Marcia Lartz I didn't even notice Benicio del Toro. Academy is off its rocker! 3/02/02 Alan Smithee Only the mexican sub-plot is worth watching. Everything else is crap. 2/22/02 Jeff boring as all hell 2/20/02 Xaver Depressing. Some prime acting. 2/20/02 srm realistic???? white suburban kids always buy drugs at inner city crack houses. yeah right 1/22/02 Spyguy2 Del Toro kicked ass as the Mexican cop...very good, but I heard the original is better 1/12/02 hd the worst movie i ever saw i didnt understand 11/03/01 Andrew Carden A Very Good Movie With Great Sub Plots and Acting. 10/04/01 Phoenix Del Toro is a weird looking guy, but he sure is a great actor. Excellent movie. 8/19/01 LawHog24 The Mexico part (and DelToro) kicks all ass...the US part is a bad USA Networks flick. 8/16/01 Dakamus I paid seven dollars to take a two hour nap in my local theater!?! Suck-ass movie! 8/10/01 E-Funk Soderbergh helms this jumpy tale with a mastery foer the craft. Great film. 8/02/01 G-Man Perfect. Very thought provoking. 7/29/01 Jennifer Gaissert Del Toro was great, but the editing made me dizzy 7/28/01 Steve Definitely overhyped/overrated. Not very exciting. Great documentary though. 7/28/01 Adam I thought it was a little dull, seems like a mix of very deep and very shallow messages. 7/21/01 Phil M. Afficianado The accolates are well deserved. 7/20/01 skye over-rated. good flick. been done. 7/18/01 svetlana a good message...but damn does it drag on and on 7/03/01 TLsmooth Benicio saves this neverending shit-burger 7/02/01 Jed overblown, overhyped Miami Vice crime saga. Soderbergh is a hack. 6/30/01 Pop will eat itself loved it. although topher grace was fucking annoying. I kept waiting for M.D. to smack him 6/22/01 Jim Renwick Over-rated 6/20/01 Jake Del Toro only bright spot in this pretentious epic. Soder 6/18/01 The Bomb 69 powerful is the best word to describe it 6/06/01 Muad'Dib Probably should have taken Best Picture 6/05/01 Monday Morning I was mildly disappointed that Catherine didn't take her shirt off. Movie was just average. 6/02/01 greensweater Douglas & Zeta are lame. Eric Foreman steals the show. 5/25/01 Jason Disappointing, overated coming out Blow beats it by far 5/13/01 IM Great, great film....better than the boredom of the 5 hour miniseries 4/25/01 Greg No, the comments came from people with pulses 4/23/01 Skip Young The 3 comments below are out of touch with reality. 4/22/01 Luke Me and my friend chucked fizzo lollies at people the whole time, oh it was very humerous :) 4/19/01 Greg Very predictable, just like any other drug movie except no excitement. 4/14/01 Bill B Simply the worst. 3 people were asleep in my row alone. 4/13/01 Piz Del Toro & company are dizzying and compelling..it gets flat at times tho 4/05/01 Hawkeye Gritty, realistic and anything but a "feel good" movie. Go see it! 3/28/01 Matthew Bartley Deserved every one of its awards 3/26/01 neil bartlett I sat riveted. A job well done. Del Toro deserves his Oscar 3/26/01 zeitgeist oh, the futility 3/24/01 Alex Benicio del Toro was amazing 3/23/01 JB No great but good. Great cast. Cool arrangement of scenes. 3/21/01 bjshrink Disappointing. Hedged its bets, then ended up with a sentimental, Hollywood ending. 3/17/01 JB How come all the baddies are Mexican or black? How come there are no corrupt US police? 3/12/01 viking A film we should all see 3/07/01 Mike This guy made Erin Brokavich? 3/04/01 Rael One of the most skillfully acted and directed films of recent years. 3/04/01 Gini We're losing the drug war; that's a fucking revelation?! 3/04/01 Suzz good but predictable 3/02/01 manual_overide Loved it!! I live like 10 seconds from where they filmed the drug scenes in Cincinnati!!! 2/22/01 Fredy Not realistic enough. Where were the hollywood producers sniffing coke... hmmm? 2/21/01 Rocket Boy Agreed, one of 2000s best 2/20/01 W. Sharif One of the best films of 2000 2/18/01 Ken VERY long but VERY good as well. Watch it if you want something to think about. 2/14/01 Artist Freak Complex, incisive film about a Gordian knot of an ignored problem. 2/13/01 KyLe*BrOfLoVsKi Aside from the rather gag-inducing offscreen romance of CZJ & MD, not bad at all. 2/12/01 bob buttons this movie fucking sucks way too long, too many subplots that no one understands. fuck it. 2/12/01 Julie Loved it.......This movie shows the way it really is. 2/12/01 john d(THE DUDE) A pile of shit 2/10/01 astrotart Drug war movie tells you how it is without the use of dramatic overkill or happy endings. 2/09/01 I Campbell Catch it on cable. Too forula and preachy. Del Toro is the only actor worth mentioning. 2/08/01 Johnny Figaro Dash of style can't overcome 2-D characters and plot. In a better year would be ignored. 2/08/01 ObiWan I've seen stronger epics. Del Toro, Cheadle were good, but OVERRATED 2/07/01 Gordon Lawrie Like a 2 1/2 hour episode of "Miami Vice" nothing new here 2/06/01 Bobby Too much hype 2/05/01 Stuntman it was freaking awesome 2/04/01 Owen Croak A 2.5 hr film ought to make some sort of statement in that time. Traffic doesn't. 2/03/01 Kert Gartner Fucking awesome! 2/02/01 Patrick Tiffany good good good good 2/01/01 R Kramer Everyone needs to see this film. Is the drug war insane or what!!! 1/30/01 Matthew Bartley Enthralling, terrific, suspenseful, intelligent, absorbing,thrilling what more do you want? 1/29/01 rubber VERY mediocre 1/26/01 Blubberbot It had some good parts and some bad parts. I'd rather watch a documentary on the subject. 1/24/01 ObiWab Worth the price of a ticket to see Benicio Del Toro and Don Cheadle. The screenplay sucked. 1/22/01 Unommon Sense Slept through much of it. No excitement, no suspense,little English.Too much subtitling 1/22/01 Evan Price beautifully executed drug drama 1/20/01 Marguerite absolutley loved it! Needed another 10 minutes! 1/18/01 loser owns 1/17/01 Jes Very artistic... 1/16/01 Jim Kidd One part of me said it sucked but the other part bitchslapped that side and said it rocked! 1/15/01 Silo It really sucks when the daughter dies at the end! 1/15/01 Jefferson Darcy Stupid people walking out of the theater say "That was so boring". I almost hit them. 1/14/01 orpy mostly great movie; depressing though 1/13/01 rob Pretty damn good, but could be better 1/13/01 bartv Exciting, engrossing, good acting. CZ Jones was a great villain. 1/12/01 tnt Interesting and enjoyable...very real 1/11/01 Boy In The Designer Bubble I'm so bored with drug flicks. I'm gonna have to get stoned to sit thru another one. 1/11/01 DAVE Time and time again you'll think it's over, but it's far from it. 1/11/01 Matt69 Great peformances by the coke head daughter and Benico del toro 1/10/01 brian doesn't insult the audience... real people....not one dimensional hollywood characters 1/10/01 puckfreak Over-hyped, surely not "Fucking Awesome" but worthy of a "Worth A Look" 1/10/01 denise this is a bad ass movie! wonderful on many levels. 1/10/01 Kiss My Grits damn best film i've seen in a long long time 1/09/01 poetcdh Washed out colors are tedious, CZJ character makes big change from naive to player, how? 1/08/01 Robert Goddamned good filmmaking. Exposes the realities of the failed war on drugs. 1/08/01 Thor-Leo Too long. Neither engaging nor affecting. Too many characters, most of them poorly realized 1/07/01 zak this is a true horror film, becasue it's quite possibly the world we live in 1/07/01 Meagan A very realistic look at the drug problem without providing easy answers. 1/06/01 frankko the best movie of 2000. 1/06/01 Foreman One of the best movies I've ever seen. Everyone & everything is amazing, even Topher Grace! 1/06/01 Harlan Pepper I loved everything about this movie. Even the music is cool. 1/06/01 Schwartzy Great direction! Brilliant cinematography! 12/27/00 Emily This movie is about to blow up like crazy!

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