Changing Lanes

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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. A recovering ...
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Overview

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. A recovering alcoholic, Doyle's tardiness doesn't sit well with the judge, who - sick of waiting for Gipson - grants custody to Doyle's ex-wife in Doyle's absence. The situation worsens when it becomes evident that Doyle has an equally important file belonging to Gavin, which proves that an elderly man gave Banek's firm power-of-attorney over his foundation. So begins an escalating war of words and deeds between the two men. Soon, egged on by an associate Toni Collette, Gavin hires a "fixer" Dylan Baker to destroy Doyle's credit, forcing Doyle to fire back with some cunning moves of his own. Changing Lanes co-stars William Hurt, Sydney Pollack, and Toni Collette.
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse
Ingenious scripting, earnest performances, and fastidious direction make the patently preposterous premise of Changing Lanes not only believable but genuinely compelling. Ben Affleck is perfectly cast as a callow yuppie lawyer who, late for an important court proceeding, leaves the scene of a car accident that strands Samuel L. Jackson. A recovering alcoholic due in court himself, Jackson fails to show up on time and, as a result, forfeits his rights to partial custody of his son. What really distinguishes the Chap Taylor-Michael Tolkin screenplay is its portrayal of the ensuing battle of wits: Jackson inadvertently acquired a file vital to Affleck’s case, but he refuses to surrender it until the lawyer makes compensation. Affleck has never been better; he is superb as the increasingly desperate attorney who first uses his connections to ruin Jackson’s life and then remorsefully tries to undo the damage. He and Jackson get strong support from Sydney Pollack Affleck’s charming but ruthless boss, Toni Collette his admiring co-worker, and Amanda Peet his blithely amoral sweetheart. Director Roger Michell Notting Hill skillfully stages the frenzied chess game between equally determined opponents who both yield to the dark side of their nature. Changing Lanes might initially seem to be little more than a contemporary urban nightmare, but it’s actually a film about vulnerability, compassion, ethics, and redemption --important values portrayed in the guise of fast-paced, hard-edged melodrama. Director Michell provides a commentary track for the DVD, which also includes a featurette exploring the writers’ perspectives, two deleted scenes, and one extended sequence.
All Movie Guide - Karl Williams
A pleasingly taut, surprisingly trenchant morality play disguised as an urban thriller, this sleeper hit stays smartly focused on the emotional reality of its premise without devolving into the violent, chaotic genre clichés typically found in lesser films dealing with themes of rage and revenge. Rather than delighting in the mechanics of one-upmanship, screenwriters Chap Taylor and Michael Tolkin head for different, more disturbing intellectual territory, punctuating their script with arch, cynical monologues that lay bare commonly accepted justifications for inexcusably heinous behavior and exploring in painful detail the high cost of vengeance, depicting it as an inherently selfish fire that must blowback to immolate he who strikes the match. Both Ben Affleck, in what is easily the best performance in a career of spotty quality, and Samuel L. Jackson, typically simmering with fierce intelligence and coiled menace, zealously dig into their respective roles, each becoming a mirror held up to the other and reflecting back an ugly image neither wants to see. These are tough, complex, and very real humans with feet of clay and lacking utterly in glamour or heroism. As in many great works of drama, the characters here are ultimately not confronted with each other but with themselves, and the actors rise gloriously to the occasion. One of the year's boldest, timeliest films, Changing Lanes aspires to encourage introspection, and there aren't many loftier goals for mass entertainment than that.
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert

This is one of the best movies of the year.
New York Post

Finally, a thinking person's thriller. Lou Lumenick
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. Rex Reed


This is one of the best movies of the year.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 1/1/2013
  • UPC: 883929301881
  • Original Release: 2002
  • Source: Paramount Catalog
  • Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
  • Language: English, Français, Español
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Sales rank: 25,578

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
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 Mina Dunne
Jennifer Dundas Lowe Mina Dunne
Dylan Baker Finch
Matt Malloy Ron Cabot
Bruce Altman Joe Kaufman
Caleb Archer kid on bike
Susan Blackwell newsroom producer
Selena Blake insurance broker
Ray Boknour Willard
Father Bonneau himslef
Jewel Brimage teacher
Angel Caban security guard ar school
Bradley Cooper Gordon Pinella
Anthony DiGiacomo newsroom associate director
Genevieve Elam waitress
Carolyn Feldschuh office worker
Jordan Gelber priest
Ileen Getz Ellen
Julia Gibson receptionist as AD & S
Angela Goethals Sarah Windsor
Clive Oliver Greenberg orchestra children
Joe Grifasi Judge Cosell
Sophia Guaspari orchestra member
Pamela Hart newscaster
Bob Heffernan Simon Dunne
Suzanne Hevner Delanos secretary
Jayne Houdyshell Miss Tetley
Cole Hwakins Danny Gipson
Neal Jones newsroom writer
Mary Kelly newsroom script supervisor
Richard Kelly AA group leader
Katariina Kiamma teacher
John Kohl family court
Howard I. Laniado Barry
Juanma Lara orchestra children
Lisa Leguillou Gina Gugliotta
James Lovelett security guard at school
Myra Lucretia-Taylor Judge Abarbanel
Tony Machine office worker
Maria Alaina Mason office worker
Michael Patrick McGrath Seavers
Olga Merediz Mrs Miller
Michael Pitt music teacher/conductor
Vanessa Quel Kate
Alyson Renaldo newsroom executive producer
Shabazz Richardson cops at precinct
Anastasia Rojas orchestra children
Harriet Rosenthal family court
Ruben J. Seraballs orchestra member
Tina Sloan Mrs Delano
James Soviero newsrom associate producer
Tyler Sussman Tyler Cohen
Leonard Thomas newsroom reporter
Raymond Anthony Thomas cop at precint
Susan Varon Buckburg, Sheryl
Richard Velasco newsroom director
Lisa Vogel family court
Harvey Waldman author in newsroom
Akil Walker Stephen Gipson
Gilbert Williams Mike
Noel Wilson bartender at Arlo's
Nicole Wright orchestra children
Nicolas Dodd Conductor
Sonny Kompanek Conductor
Technical Credits
Roger Michell Director
David Arnold Score Composer
Scott Aversano Co-producer
Harry Peck Bolles Editor
Ron Bozman Executive Producer, Production Manager
Ryan Collinson Sound Mixer
Marcia de Bonis Casting
Timothy Donohue Asst. Director
David M. Dunlap Cinematographer
Margie Durand Makeup
James C. Feng Art Director
Sarah Frank Art Director
Steven W. Graham Art Director
Linda Grimes Makeup
Anthony Hemingway Asst. Director
Anthony Kawakami Asst. Director
Peter Kunz Special Effects
Ellen Lewis Casting
Bruce MacCallum Camera Operator
Jane McCulley Editor
Danny Michael Sound Mixer
Chris Norr Camera Operator
Ann Roth Costumes/Costume Designer
Scott Rudin Producer
Adam Schroeder Executive Producer
Debra Schutt Set Decoration/Design
Warren Shaw Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Steel Asst. Director
Chap Taylor Original Story, Screenwriter
Christopher Tellefsen Editor
Michael Tolkin Screenwriter
Salvatore Totino Cinematographer
Harvey Waldman Production Manager
Tara Nicole Weyr Asst. Director
Brune Winant Casting
Kristi Zea Production Designer
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Recommended

    With meditations from Sydney Pollack and great acting from Ben Affleck, what more can you want in life? A highly thoughtful film that blur the lines of convenient racial, moral, modern, and legalistic definintions, Jackson and Affleck duke it out philosophically and intellectually with both being the loser. I thoroughly recommend this film.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    It's worth seeing, but...

    This is a good movie, but it could definitely have been better. There is a lot of drama, and the acting is great, but I was left feeling unsatisfied.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    A movie about ethics

    For every choice in life, there is a consequence. This movie, set within a battle of wits between two men whose fortunes have become entwined, shows that there is always a choice and that the best choice is the ethical choice. A good film for teens to watch, with parents or teachers, and then discuss the options we all face every day of our lives.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    get this movie

    this is oscar calliber thismovie has action drama edge of your seat stuff

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