Changing Lanes 2002

Renee Graham, Boston Globe: Banek is one of the more complex characters Affleck has attempted, but the performance comes off flat and uninvolving. Read more

Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Changing Lanes explores human behavior with unsentimentalized and uncommon directness and honesty. Read more

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: The story begged for a darker, more biting resolution, but that might have been deemed too bleak for a movie that is almost entirely bile. Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: It pulls the rug out from under you, just when you're ready to hate one character, or really sympathize with another character, something happens to send you off in different direction. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Thanks to a tight screenplay by Chap Taylor and Michael Tolkin and the unflagging pace set by director Roger Michell, Changing Lanes doesn't feel overburdened by all its drama. Read more

Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: The movie's heavy-handed screenplay navigates a fast fade into pomposity and pretentiousness. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: A thrilling ride but also a thoughtful one, it's a movie that does manage to do more good than bad by the end of the day. Read more

Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: It is so dishonest that the title Changing Lanes can just as well refer to the cheaply contrived turns in the film. Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: Engaging, in a coldly intellectually fashion, but depressing sociologically, emotionally. Read more

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A pretty darn good movie with two very darn good stars. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: A frustrating yet deeply watchable melodrama that makes you think it's a tougher picture than it is. Read more

Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com: Changing Lanes will not make cinematic history. But it is brisk, sometimes enjoyable and delivers an entertaining 90 minutes. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: A teasing drama whose relentless good-deed/bad-deed reversals are just interesting enough to make a sinner like me pray for an even more interesting, less symmetrical, less obviously cross-shaped creation. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Definitely erratic, this thing -- all in all, it's the sort of commercial vehicle you might want to stay well back of. Read more

Manohla Dargis, L.A. Weekly: The two stars? They're exactly right. Read more

Rex Reed, New York Observer: In addition to gluing you to the edge of your seat, Changing Lanes is also a film of freshness, imagination and insight. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: It's watchable and compelling, and works on more than one level. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: This is one of the best movies of the year. Read more

Damien Cave, Salon.com: Changing Lanes -- despite some solid acting and cinematography -- mistakenly turns what should have been a fast-paced thriller into a cerebral sermon about the slippery slope of corporate law. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: At its best, watching Changing Lanes is like watching controlled madness. Read more

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: Although dampened by intermittent preachiness and an unconvincingly pat and uplifting resolution ... Changing Lanes nevertheless taps into emotions so convincing it elevates the movie above its own shortcomings. Read more

Time Out: A slickly shot, intelligent thriller, it's buoyed up by an exceptional performance from Jackson, who brings crumpled dignity and pathos to his habitual loser. Read more

Mike Clark, USA Today: If it's not conventionally speedy, it is almost always gripping. Read more

Robert Koehler, Variety: Combines a knack for storytelling with a rare instinct for exploring ideas within the framework of a major, star-driven Hollywood movie. Read more

Dennis Lim, Village Voice: The ending is guaranteed to aggravate any self-respecting New York driver. Read more

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: The movie goes for the throat and keeps squeezing. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Far richer than you'd ever think possible. Read more