Changing Lanes (DVD)

...Such is the premise of Changing Lanes, a movie which will not so much entertain you, as put you through an emotional wringer for 2 solid hours. Its a taught drama in which the good and bad guys constantly switch roles until eventually you throw up your hands in disgust at both of them...and then recognise a bit of each of us in them and pay attention once more. As morality tales go, its a good'un. As popcorn entertainment goes - try the next screen, ...
...event in Changing Lanes is a fender bender on New York's busy FDR Drive. Hotshot lawyer Ben Affleck is in a hurry, late for an appointment in court upon which rests the control of $100 million dollars of a charity's money which has been signed over to his law firm. If he doesn't get there in time then it could be the end of his career and may end up in a jail term for fraud. In a hurry too is recovering alcoholic and current recipient of anger management ...

wampyrii 26.05.2002 · Read full review
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Ever had one of those days? When nothing goes right and it seems like there's someone out to get you? You have? Well meet two men who are feeling the same way and the person out to get them is the other one. ~Synopsis~ Gavin Banek is a hot shot young lawyer who has recently been made partner in his Father-in-Laws' legal firm. He's got an easy job to do today. Turn up in court and deliver a signed power of attorney letter to the court, meaning his ...
...man who is about to lose the only thing that has kept him going for the last few years. His sons. He's on his way to a custody hearing. He's going to tell them about how well his Alcoholics Anonymous is going and that the bank have approved a loan for him to buy a house. This house is not for him; it's for his wife, so she doesn't have to move to the other side of the country to look for work. They're both driving on the freeway. Gavin doesn't pay ...

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As I have mentioned in my profile, I have been away from Ciao for a long time now, nearly two years in fact. This has been mainly due to having no computer access. Now I have got limited access at my local library so I hope to resume writing regular reviews on this site. Because of this, may I ask you to be patient as my first couple of reviews may seem a bit rustier than my original work. As ever your comments will be greatly accepted. I have chosen ...
...dvd purchase. I realise that it is not the most recent movie release but I imagine there will be people like myself who have yet to see it. Well, here goes.......... The film has got a very simple plot that revolves around two main characters, Gavin Banek, who is played by Ben Affleck and Doyle Gipson, played by the living legend that is Samuel. L. Jackson. Banek is a high flying member of a law firm owned by his father in law, Stephen Delano, played ...

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...is exactly what happens in Changing Lanes to Gavin Banek (Ben Affleck) and Doyle Gibson (Samuel L. Jackson) after both crashes into each other on the way to important, separate engagements, but the thing is this whole sorry tale could have been avoided with a little bit of kindness. Doyle and Gavin are at two opposite ends of the social economic spectrum. Doyle is a recovering alcoholic who works as an insurance seller, his life is in turmoil after ...
...does this as well as Changing Lanes. The only big problem i have with the film is its length, at 99 minutes it is hardly a monster i think you would be able to fit easily another 20 minutes of footage in there which could have made the ending even more dramatic and turned this film from a 4 star film into a 5 star performance because i am sure the director must have had a few more ideas that were not used. The soundtrack had a lot of old and unrecognizable ...

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...sure what to expect from Changing Lanes - from some of the trailers I'd seen, I was half expecting a car-chase movie. I rely on my wife to tell me if it's good in the first place - it's her who subscribes to Empire magazine after all, not me! So off we trolled to our local multiplex yesterday to see it - well it was either that or get roped into a family gathering! What you actually get here is an intelligent story of two "ships" that SHOULD have ...
...on the Franklin D Roosevelt freeway in New York City instead, which as the story unfolds, really ruins both of their days in a grand style. Ben Affleck plays the part of a junior partner in a Wall Street law firm, (the collective moral stance of this company could be written on the side of a cigarette packet with room to spare), on his way to court to prove that a charitable trust has entrusted its dealings to his company, thereby voting themselves ...

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...a grand total of two drawers of files, which handily contain all that is needed to continue the foundation fraud. In summary, then, Changing Lanes is dressed as a thriller, it tries to be for some time, then turns to character-driven mush. It's exhausting, and that's no spoiler. ...

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Changing lane is a film about two people from very different backgrounds. Gavin Banek (Ben Affleck) is a high profile and well-connected lawyer, and Doyle Gipson (Samuel L. Jackson) is a nervous recovering alcoholic and a businessman. Both Gavin and Doyle have a very important day ahead of them. Gavin is about to present a power of attorney (which he obtained from a rich dying man who probably was not aware of what he was signing) to the court to ...
...two men. Although changing lane is a very unusual story it is handled very cleverly. There is a lot of shouting and anger but not much violence. There is no stereotyping of black people or alcoholics. Both men show their strengths and vulnerabilities. Being a lawyer Gavin doesn’t hesitate to break the law to achieve his aims whilst Doyle mainly is a law-abiding citizen with the exception of a fight or two. Gavin has a beautiful wife and all the money ...

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"We're all gonna be three little Fonzies - and what was Fonzie?! " -Samuel L. Jackson as "Jules Winnfield" in Pulp Fiction Samuel Jackson (Doyle Gipson) definitely loses his cool in this movie by Director Roger Michell. Ben Affleck plays lawyer Gavin Banek, a slightly corrupt, very un-likeable character who is rushing to the courthouse on Good Friday in order to present some very important files. These files, as we find out later, are actually ...
...colleagues control over his money and estate. This is a fact that is hotly disputed by the daughter of the millionaire (Hence the reason they are in court). Doyle Gipson also has an extremely important court date, as he is in a rush to get to the courthouse to try and prevent his ex-wife from taking his two sons and moving to Portland. The premise of this movie relies on 'chance of circumstance' in order to play out its narrative. Basically, the ...

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This story tells of 2 men who reach a crucial point in their lives, they are totally unknown to each other, yet their broken up lives (though they both are "socially functional") seem almost uncannily similar, yet so different in many respects. The finer things in life, which have eluded them thus far on an emotional scale, are about to be aired out in public, hung out to dry like dirty laundry, when these two men collide in a car accident, both ...
...be, the biggest mistakes of their lives. The successful hotshot lawyer (Affleck) is just about to execute, what he half ignorantly believes, is just the normal turn of the mill case of an old man's testament, which is under serious question by a family member who had once been a friend of Gavin (Affleck) but now no longer is because she believes the firm for which he works, is perverting the course of justice by some underhanded scheme to rob their ...

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"Sometimes God just likes to put two guys in a paper bag and just let 'em rip!" Director: Roger Mitchell Ben Affleck .... Gavin Banek Samuel L. Jackson .... Doyle Gipson Kim Staunton .... Valerie Gipson Toni Collette .... Michelle Sydney Pollack .... Stephen Delano When lawyer Gavin Banek collides with insurance salesman Doyle Gipson on the freeway, both men embark on a day of turmoil. By leaving the scene of the accident Banek not only lands himself ...
...he is an enemy he doesn't want. Both men set out to see how far they can push the other, in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. This film is an ethics class on consequence waiting to happen. Both characters are in essence good men corrupted by lifestyle pressures(family,greed ambition,self control). Much is to be said for the way the film plays out. This is largely due to excellent acting from both the leads. Jackson finally gets a meaty role after ...

bigser 11.11.2002 (22.06.2004) · Read full review
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This film revolves around a single day in the life of two people: The first is Gavin Banek - played by Ben Affleck. A hot shot lawyer about to settle the deal of a lifetime for his firm. The second is Doyle Gipson - played by Samuel L. Jackson. A father of two with all of the problems in the world. The start of the day sees them crashing into eachother as one of them attemptsd to change lanes to get of the interstate. In the arguments about insurance, ...
...to bring his insurance with him. Doyle is then left holding this cheque - which unfortunatly isn't used - and a document that just happens to be the most important thing that doyle will ever lose. Having being left stranded on the interstate by Gavin - who just happens to be going to the same building (sigh) Doyle loses his children in a custordy battle while he isnt there. Revenge and attack - yes in that order - control the day, to see who will ...

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