 So I was really looking forward to this one, but I had no idea what to expect. So let's go ahead and get into it My name is Brandi Keith Avery and this is just my opinion Hey, what's going on everyone? Thank you so much for tuning in to my opinion slash review for traffic I really do appreciate it. Now, like I said, I was looking forward to this movie. I didn't know what to expect It's being written and directed by mr. Deon Taylor. I'm not too familiar with this work in 2016 He did meet the blacks with Mike Epps. It's on Netflix right now if you want to go check that out I did want to go see that when it was in theaters, but didn't have time and still that it's on Netflix right now I haven't got to it, but he's done a lot of short films a lot of TV and I'm just not familiar with his work This star is Paula Patton. I'm a big fan of hers also on my Epps Rosalind Sanchez. She was it like when I saw her in this movie I was like, oh my gosh, what was she from I was like, you know it dawned on me She was in rush hour to one of the I think one of the FBI agents or one of the agents She was the beautiful woman that Christopher took Chris to Chris. I said Christopher Tucker They Chris Tucker was drooling over and we also have a lot a lot last lawns on here This is actually the third collaboration between a last long zone and Paula Patton They were in jump the broom together just right and now they're both in Traffic and on my Epps, of course, you know him from higher learning and love and basketball with some not lathe him So we have a fine cast there are four main characters I am a fan of all of them and for the most part in this movie. They did do a good job Now the plot of this movie is all my Epps character His name is John and he's his girlfriend is Paula Patton's character Brea Brea is a lawyer from Sacramento. I think yeah, it was Sacramento. She's very passionate She just doesn't like to write a story You know just for hits, you know everything that she puts on paper online It's something that she feels deeply passionate about and she's always she just doesn't wonder like I just said gets to hit She wants like solve a problem or fix something or solve a mystery But John and Brea are boyfriend and girlfriend. They're in love and John You know, he really does love her he cares for her You know, but he has to trust softly because he knows that Brea has been hurt in the past And she doesn't want to be hurt again She expresses that a number of times throughout the film and they just want it Well, he wants to have a romantic getaway and so they go off into the countryside on the mountainside to My home that Laz Alonzo is associated with his character's name is Darren Cole he's like I think some type of sports agent or something like that and What is the name of Leah Rosalind Sanchez character? That's that's his lady friend That's his girlfriend of their dating. So, you know, they have this house that go off and they run into these biker gang This group of gang members in a biking gang and you know, that's where trouble ensues And so, you know as everything is building up as you're getting to know the characters, you know, you're on board You're locking how everything is flowing But at the same time with within the relationship between John and Brea, I just wasn't buying it There was not much chemistry in between their relationship You know early on and so, you know, when they're doing that little lovey-dovey scenes and expressing how much they feel about each other You know, I was kind of like, you know, huh, you know, okay, you know, whatever Let's get to the you know, the goodie-goody stuff. So and it does get there kind of quick I do like that but before I stay there. I was just talking about their chemistry later on in the film Not even much later when they are at the house Not even because they're in a conflict. I did start to See the chemistry in their relationship I did start to feel the passion and the love that they have for each other I don't know if it was because Paula Patton was in the bikini in the swimming pool looking also beautiful But that may have been it but around that time is where everything You know came into fruition We got a nice soundtrack coming in the background that intensified everything right there And I guess I'm talking to me see if I can see who the soundtrack is by real quick because it was it was Quite it was done quite well and I can't find it. I don't want to waste some time But you know the soundtrack, you know through a number of points in this film did Elevate a number of the scenes for me Now initially let's get to my likes and dislikes initially in the film I was not liking Paula Patton's acting like the first scene of the film. I just it just didn't match What her co-actor in that scene was doing William Fickner her boss She was just giving a little more passion than he was and there was this little miss balancing right there but I Don't want to spoil anything for you because there are some reveals in this movie that I don't think is in the trailers And this is also based on true events not necessarily a true story But some things that happen in this movie do happen in real life The has to then I'll tell you what there will be spoilers For this movie at the end of the credits at the very end So if you haven't seen it, you know, I've taken care of you there I won't spoil anything for you But if you have seen it and you don't care that will be towards the end of the video But I like Paula Pat I like Paula Patton's character in this movie for the most part There were times to where she had to make decisions In the critical decisions at the last moment some of the decisions I like some of them. I hate it and I was just like, what are you doing woman? No, that is stupid, you know, I didn't scream at the screen But I kind of wanted to but at the same time I like Paula Patton's character because whether she and you know, her boyfriend John or you know, rough You know wrestling and touching around with bad guys that are trying to kill them You know with this bar gang, she's not just a damsel in distress. They were just sitting in the corner screaming You know help help help, you know Why her boyfriend is just throwing blows picking up chairs throwing knives guns and all that good stuff You know, she will actually get into the fight or whatever You know, like, you know, if he's holding them up like get on baby She will you know, go grab a stick and just you know beat the hell out of them in the back in the head Get a knife or something like that and she did that a number of times in this movie So I'm okay. Yeah, you go girl. You know I'm saying, you know, that's what's up on my eps I really like his character. He is a he is a protector You know, he's just not gonna take no crap You know if I put myself in a situation that he was in in this movie I would you know, maybe I would have done a little something different here and there But there was one point early on. Oh, okay. Oh my eps is not no punk You know, he's gonna try to avoid confrontation As much as possible, but at the same time when you cross over a certain line, you know, he will deal with you Rosalind's character not much to her She had the least amount of screen time in this movie, but I did like her belongs there Lonzo's character Darren Cole. I just despised him. He was just a complete asshole in this movie I don't know what his problem was, you know, he has some insecurities that didn't just come out on the forefront But I can tell myself just kind of reading him between the lines And I like the way that the filmmaker versus name Dion Taylor did that, you know, they did He didn't tell us the problems that Dianne Darren Cole's character Lonzo Lozo's character had, you know, he showed it So, you know, I really I really do like that. So But getting to the plot of the film again, I mean, I was about to get into it But I really don't want to spoil anything for you But you know, this movie was a mixed bag for me because shout out to the payer miss Forgot I'm so miss Williams at pale pale wait, you know I saw your thumbnail for this movie and I was like, oh my gosh It's not gonna be that good But when I was watching that I was saying to myself, okay, this movie is not that bad and then okay The plot is getting thicker. We have this rock gang here now and they seem like a very worthy threat Somebody that you don't want to cross somebody that you don't want to mess with You know, so we had that plot line going on right here But then you had this other plot line going over here that was just quite as interesting that didn't match with this one over here So you're like, okay. Wow, you know, I wonder how these two plot lines are gonna come together And when they finally did it wasn't a good mixture It was kind of just kind of forced together a little too coincidental for me But at the same time, you know, it is a passable There's some still like a little plot hole here and there that I'm just kind of like scratching my head like, okay That really just doesn't make sense And when things really do get to the nitty gritty back so I was talking about Paula Paula Patton's character Brea, I'm just like, okay, you go girl at some points. I know just like, okay. This is stupid as hell Why are you doing this? I mean, there's just other points as well and this movie to where, you know I like where the film was going and what they were doing with the plot But it was very rough over the edges like, okay, they could have cleaned this up or just, you know I mean if somebody just comes to have, okay, hey, we need your help. These people are after us You know, you're gonna have some people in the world seem like, uh, no, I don't want to be involved Get out of here, but you don't have some nice people that just have a big heart Okay, come on in but when that happened you're gonna be asking questions like, okay Who's after you? Like how far away are they? You know, they're dead people, you know How serious is the situation? You know, you're just not gonna go let them in and then go back on your catch and press playing your DVR and eat Cheetos like nothing is going on So I mean like little things like that. I was like, I mean like why didn't y'all, you know take care of this You know, but just moving on guys I mean there were a lot of surprising moments in this movie There were a number of twists, not a lot, but some twists in this movie to where I just did not see coming at all So I was like, oh snap I knew where the movie was going and I saw it going there, but nope It's going this way now and oh we're going this way now And I'm just like man and that was just some point and so this movie while I was watching it And I was like wow, is it really going to end like this? Are the bad guys really gonna win or are the good guys gonna win? I mean I was just so conflicted and confused and I just did not know how this movie was going to end There were just like I said some surprises here and there twists and turns not like a big twist You know, but some edgier seat moments to where you just like oh my gosh, you know, what's gonna happen, you know So I liked the film. I enjoyed it. I wasn't in the team But there were a number of character points that made me happy But also some that just really frustrated the hell out of me and it's like a little plot hole here and there But I mean I was entertained by it If you want to go see it, you know, don't I wouldn't go rest to go see it Yeah, you don't have to go rest to go see it. I did enjoy, you know I mean if you was already interested in going to go see it go see it But if you wasn't sure, you know go on a discount day or something like that If I had to rate traffic out of a 1 out of 10, I will give this movie a 6 out of 10 Yes, a 6 out of 10 and that is the lowest Passing grade that I can give I was like, you know with this movie It was I was thinking like a 7 then it dropped down to a 3 and I was okay for I'm okay It's getting better 5.5 and then you know, I'm okay Maybe 6.5 7 then they do some more back down to 6. So I'm going to leave this movie at a 6 Like I said, it's based on true events Paula Patton is also a producer of this film and I kind of feel I was trying to do a little research on it I couldn't find it, but I just kind of feel that this is like a really a passion project for her because she did produce it This is a very serious issue that it has to deal with And they did put that on the forefront. But guys that is just my opinion of traffic What did you think or have you seen it or do you want to see it? If I turned you on how about turned you off? Do you agree with me or do you disagree with me? Let me know down in the comment section below Let's get this conversation going and keep it flowing If you liked this video go ahead and give me the thumbs up and if you don't that's fine But you can still subscribe to my channel You can also go to my website check them out there bookmarking and also look me up on social media Facebook Instagram and Twitter it's right there at the bottom of the screen and I made it very easy by providing a link to all that good stuff Down in the description must blow but guys I just want to thank you again for tuning in to my opinion slash review for traffic written and directed by Deon Taylor stone Paula Patton on my Epps Roslin cinches and Laz Alonzo and William Fickner If you want spoilers stay till after the credits and before you go Don't forget that my name is Brennan Keith Avery and that's just my pain Peace all right guys. Thank you so much for staying with me I really do appreciate it and now if you watch the next section of the video This is where I will contain spoilers for the film traffic spoilers up down left right in and out Is if you've already seen the movie? So if you haven't seen traffic if you haven't seen the movie and you don't want to be spoiled I strongly suggest you turn the video off now So the film straight or the title of them film is traffic and what that has to do with human Sex trafficking the bike gang is not just some thugs that just want to bully people that much more than that they're on the front line of abducting women of course behind the scenes and You know shipping them around the country around the world for sex trafficking The reason why this is based on the truth They said it's based on true event because this type of thing does go on as said of the film that it is Estimated that 1.9 million women in this country fall victims of sex trafficking and a brand I think around 21 million worldwide Equaling up to about 150 billion dollars in league and the legal Profits which is horrible One of the twists in this movie was the cop the woman cop That's where you thought was a good guy at the very beginning of the film and they did play that on very well She was actually a sheriff and she was actually behind the sex trafficking too But one of the plot holes for me in this movie was They I wish I wish they would have did a flashback or something to where they showed the woman put the satellite phone and Paula Patton's bag and Why she would do that in the first place just doesn't make sense to me now She put the phone in the bag Because she was in danger what she wasn't danger or she wanted to get rescued that would make perfect sense I will be on board with it But when she showed up to the house, that's what she wasn't asking for help She was just trying to get the phone back and she was still working with the men the sex trafficking man Because she's like baby. I can get the phone and da da da da da So that scene right there told me that you're still working with them So why would you put the phone in the bag in the first place if you were just trying to get it back? I mean, I don't understand that I mean if you know if y'all was doing it because you wanted to abduct Paula Patton and her other Other girlfriend her friend, you know, y'all could have just kicked the door in or something like that You didn't have to go to the front of the house and pretend like he was trying to get the phone back I mean, you don't have to just do that whole charade. So I really just didn't understand that there But that was the only plot hole but guys Again, thank you for tuning in and I really do appreciate it and I'll see you guys next time. Peace