Movie Cosmos - Changing Lanes

Description:

A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.

Top Cast >

Ben Affleck

As Gavin Banek

Samuel L. Jackson

As Doyle Gipson

Toni Collette

As Michelle

Sydney Pollack

As Stephen Delano

William Hurt

As Doyle's Sponsor

Amanda Peet

As Cynthia Delano Banek

Richard Jenkins

As Walter Arnell

Dylan Baker

As Finch

Kim Staunton

As Valerie Gipson

John Benjamin Hickey

As Carlyle

Michael McGrath

As Seavers

Bruce Altman

As Terry Kaufman

Jennifer Dundas

As Mina Dunne

Joe Grifasi

As Judge Cosell

Tina Sloan

As Mrs. Delano

Akil Walker

As Stephen Gipson

Matt Malloy

As Ron Cabot

Cole Hawkins

As Danny Gipson

Ileen Getz

As Ellen

Myra Lucretia Taylor

As Judge Frances Abarbanel

Lisa LeGuillou

As Gina Gugliotta

Angela Goethals

As Sarah Windsor

Kevin Sussman

As Tyler Cohen

Susan Varon

As Sheryl Buckburg

Noel Wilson

As Bartender at Arlo's

Angel Caban

As Security Guard at School

Jim Lovelett

As Security Guard at School

Julia Gibson

As Receptionist at AD&S

Ray Bokhour

As Willard

Suzanne Hevner

As Delano's Secretary

Caleb Archer

As Kid on Bike

Jordan Gelber

As Priest

Olga Merediz

As Mrs. Miller

Jayne Houdyshell

As Miss Tetley

Shabazz Ray

As Cop at Precinct

Raymond Anthony Thomas

As Cop at Precinct

Michael Pitt

As Music Teacher/Conductor

Genevieve Elam

As Waitress

Juan Lara

As Orchestra Child

Anastasia Rojas

As Orchestra Child

Nicole Wright

As Orchestra Child

Clive Oliver Greenberg

As Orchestra Child

Gilbert S. Williams

As Mike

Sophia Guaspari

As Orchestra Member

Ruben Jared Seraballs

As Orchestra Member

Father Bonneau

As Self

Jewel Brimage

As Teacher

Katarina Kianna

As Teacher

Vanessa Quel

As Kate

Howard I. Laniado

As Barry

Tony Machine

As Office Worker

Carolyn Feldschuh

As Office Worker

Maria Alaina Mason

As Office Worker

Harvey Waldman

As Author in Newsroom Interview

Pamela Hart

As Newscaster

Neal Jones

As Newsroom Writer

Susan Blackwell

As Newsroom Producer

Alyson Renaldo

As Newsroom Executive Producer

James Soviero

As Newsroom Associate Producer

Mary A. Kelly

As Newsroom Script Supervisor

Anthony DiGiacomo

As Newsroom Associate Director

Richard Velasco

As Newsroom Director

Leonard L. Thomas

As Newsroom Reporter

Richard Kelly

As AA Group Leader

Selena Blake

As Insurance Broker

Harriet Rosenthal

As Family Court Member

John Kohl

As Family Court Member

Lisa Vogel

As Family Court Member

Bob Heffernan

As Simon Dunne

Michael Arthur

As Ticket Cop (uncredited)

Myriam Blanckaert

As Lawyer (uncredited)

Lloyd Booker

As DOUBLE / ON SCREEN (uncredited)

Salvatore Cavaliere

As Family Court Officer (uncredited)

Israel Chaplin

As George (uncredited)

Monet Cunningham

As Family Court Member (uncredited)

Jason Diamond

As Church Member (uncredited)

Philip M. Gardiner

As Parishioner (uncredited)

Sean T. Krishnan

As Sikh (uncredited)

Michael Lanuto

As Bank Patron / Street Pedestrian (uncredited)

Pete Macnamara

As Irate Pedestrian (uncredited)

Joseph Oliveira

As Road Driver (uncredited)

David C. Roehm Sr.

As Defendant in Custody (uncredited)

Sam Rovin

As Paralegal (uncredited)

John H. Tobin

As AA Attendee (uncredited)

Jarred Treiber

As Park Avenue Businessman (uncredited)

David Von Roehm

As Courtroom Observer (uncredited)

Ray Wineteer

As Parishioner (uncredited)

Waneeki Yokomee-Fung

As Tourist (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Roger Michell

Director

Christopher Tellefsen

Editor

Chap Taylor

Screenplay, Story

Scott Rudin

Producer

Michael Tolkin

Screenplay

Kristi Zea

Production Design, Production Designer

Salvatore Totino

Director of Photography

David Arnold

Original Music Composer

Lars Knudsen

Executive Assistant

Joanne Lamstein

Stunt Driver

Eliza Coleman

Stunts

Ellen Lewis

Casting

Ron Bozman

Executive Producer

Michael E. Steele

First Assistant Director

Martin Lasowitz

Property Master

W. Steven Graham

Art Direction

Will Arnot

Steadycam

Mary A. Kelly

Script Supervisor

Anthony Hemingway

Second Assistant Director

Karen Kates

Assistant Property Master

J.C. Brotherhood

Special Effects Coordinator

Danny Michael

Sound Mixer

Jay Fortune

Chief Lighting Technician

Ann Roth

Costume Designer

Adam Schroeder

Executive Producer

Andrew Schmetterling

Boom Operator

Doug Coleman

Stunt Coordinator

Harvey Waldman

Unit Production Manager

Debra Schutt

Set Decoration

Rick Marroquin

Dolly Grip

Bruce MacCallum

Camera Operator

Marcia DeBonis

Casting

Scott Aversano

Co-Producer

Reviews:

Gimly (5/10)

It was pretty.... interesting, but I can't imagine it's the sort of thing I'd ever re-visit. Strong performances are forthcoming from Sam Jackson and Toni Collette, everyone else is sort of stale. There's not a lot of movies out there like Changing Lanes, so it's a shame that it didn't end stronger.

Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

2018-09-10

Kamurai (6/10)

Decent watch, probably won't watch again, and can't whole-heartedly recommend.

It is amazing all that can happen from a simple car collision, but it is more of a privileged jerk effect than the Butterfly Effect.

This whole movie is sort of a philosophical discussion of moral ambiguity with a secondary question of whether one side fuels the other.

While I enjoy this do, don't show philosophical battle, the realism of the insanity that occurs in this movie is terrifying.

The movie is as good as it could be, but it's awkwardly average in the end.

2020-10-23