Changing Lanes (2002)
Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 151
Fresh: 116 | Rotten: 35
Though some may find its conclusion unsatisfying, Changing Lanes is a tense, well-crafted exploration of meaty ethical dilemmas.
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 26 | Rotten: 8
Though some may find its conclusion unsatisfying, Changing Lanes is a tense, well-crafted exploration of meaty ethical dilemmas.
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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.
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Cast
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Ben Affleck
Gavin Banek -
Samuel L. Jackson
Doyle Gipson -
Toni Collette
Michelle -
Sydney Pollack
Andrew Delano -
William Hurt
Doyle's sponsor -
Amanda Peet
Cynthia Banek -
Kim Staunton
Valerie Gipson -
Richard Jenkins
Walter Arnell -
John Benjamin Hickey
Carlyle -
Jennifer Dundas Lowe
Mina Dunne -
Dylan Baker
Finch -
Matt Malloy
Ron Cabot -
Bruce Altman
Joe Kaufman -
Angel Caban
security guard ar sc... -
Angela Goethals
Sarah Windsor -
Joe Grifasi
Judge Cosell -
Neal Jones
newsroom writer -
Olga Merediz
Mrs Miller -
Leonard Thomas
newsroom reporter -
Raymond Anthony Thom...
Cop at Precint -
Susan Varon
Buckburg Sheryl -
James Lovelett
security guard at sc... -
Julia Gibson
receptionist as AD &... -
Pamela Hart
newscaster -
Michael Pitt
music teacher/conduc... -
Bradley Cooper
Gordon Pinella -
Tina Sloan
Mrs Delano -
Juanma Lara
orchestra children -
Myra Lucretia-Taylor
Judge Abarbanel -
Ileen Getz
Ellen -
Jayne Houdyshell
Miss Tetley -
Susan Blackwell
newsroom producer -
Noel Wilson
bartender at Arlo's -
Ray Boknour
Willard -
Jordan Gelber
priest -
Gilbert Williams
Mike -
Lisa Leguillou
Gina Gugliotta -
Akil Walker
Stephen Gipson -
Cole Hwakins
Danny Gipson -
Tyler Sussman
Tyler Cohen -
Michael Patrick McGr...
Seavers -
Suzanne Hevner
Delanos secretary -
Caleb Archer
kid on bike -
Shabazz Richardson
cops at precinct -
Genevieve Elam
waitress -
Anastasia Rojas
orchestra children -
Nicole Wright
orchestra children -
Clive Oliver Greenbe...
orchestra children -
Sophia Guaspari
orchestra member -
Ruben J. Seraballs
orchestra member -
Father Bonneau
himslef -
Jewel Brimage
teacher -
Katariina Kiamma
teacher -
Vanessa Quel
Kate -
Howard I. Laniado
Barry -
Tony "Machine" Krasi...
office worker -
Carolyn Feldschuh
office worker -
Maria Alaina Mason
office worker -
Harvey Waldman
author in newsroom -
Alyson Renaldo
newsroom executive p... -
James Soviero
newsrom associate pr... -
Mary Pat Kelly
newsroom script supe... -
Anthony DiGiacomo
newsroom associate d... -
Richard Velasco
newsroom director -
Selena Blake
insurance broker -
Harriet Rosenthal
family court -
John Kohl
family court -
Lisa Vogel
family court -
Bob Heffernan
Simon Dunne -
Richard Kelly
AA group leader -
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All Critics (160) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (116) | Rotten (35) | DVD (31)
Combines a knack for storytelling with a rare instinct for exploring ideas within the framework of a major, star-driven Hollywood movie.
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.
Top CriticA 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.
The two stars? They're exactly right.
In addition to gluing you to the edge of your seat, Changing Lanes is also a film of freshness, imagination and insight.
The ending is guaranteed to aggravate any self-respecting New York driver.
Emotionally violent thriller for mature teens.
"Changing Lanes" asks how far we'd go not to lose what's ours, but it's a morality play with hope for détente rather than any destructive force. Gavin and Doyle are two severely flawed men whose best intentions are knocked about by their worst impulses.
Evitando o maniqueísmo, o roteiro cria dois personagens complexos e ambíguos ao mesmo tempo que recheia a narrativa com diálogos bem construídos e instigantes.
turns into a much more thought-provoking movie than you might otherwise expect
Themes about corporate ethics, greed, corruption and our vulnerability in the face of determined evil have a Falling Down finality that is weakened by unconvincing character arcs.
One of the most impressive movies of the year; taut and compelling.
Michell is willing to explore a drama that has no heroes, just broken men trying to find some hope in the darkness, some meaning in the madness.
... An extraordinary film with a level of moral complexity and attention to detail that are rare today ...
How often do you go to a Hollywood movie and still find yourself thinking about it on the way to work the next day?
Changing Lanes is a good movie built on a dumb premise. But it's a good movie all the same.
Despite its strong start with a plausible situation gone disastrously wrong, Changing Lanes lectures audiences and devolves into the corniest of melodramas--there's nothing subtle about it.
While Roger Michell's film does indeed take a bad detour in its home stretch, it is on the whole a brisk and absorbing morality play.
It's a bit contrived, but this is a strongly acted two-hander...
Inside the film's conflict-powered plot there is a decent moral trying to get out, but it's not that, it's the tension that keeps you in your seat. Affleck and Jackson are good sparring partners.
Fantastic!
Dog-eat-dog urban drama has great script, direction -- and unexpectedly smart performances from Affleck and Jackson.
The pleasure of watching Affleck forcibly relieved of his security and complacency will be relished by anyone who enjoyed seeing Cary Grant sullying his suit in North by Northwest...
One of the best films I have ever seen, constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense.
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Gavin Banek and Doyle Gipson happen to literally run into each other on a very important day of their lives. This run in ruins their important day which engulfs them into a day filled with vengeance and chaos. Their back and forth tit for tats end up leaving them both feeling horrible for the things they just did to each other. But yet the hits keep coming and with every hit one gets the other hits back harder. There is no winner. No evil winning over good. They are both deep down good people. This is a perfect example of how good people can be pushed to do awful things when certain lines are crossed. The ending was satisfying and I really enjoyed the movie. I'm not sure if I would see this again. Although I enjoyed it, there wasn't enough action for me considering this was a thriller. Still a solid thriller though."