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The real story of youth in the nineties is this: chemicals, clubs, bars, pubs, mobile phones, trainers, combats, care-less, monged, mashed, sorted, safe.
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Five best friends, 48 hours and a bucketload of ecstasy pills make for an enjoyably lightweight slice of pop-cultural ephemera from debut director Justin Kerrigan. Cardiff is the city, and hardcore partying, clubbing and pubbing is on the menu as Jip (John Simm) and his renegade band of McJobbers clock off and head out for a weekend of debauchery. Among Jip's hedonistic posse are the cheeky cockney drug-dealer Moff (Danny Dyer), the terminally jealous boyfriend Koop (Shaun Parkes) and the bad-boy magnet Lulu (Lorraine Pilkington). And that's pretty much it. Our heroes meet in a pub, get drunk, take drugs, go to a club, then to a party, then home and then meet up in another pub, just in time for the closing credits. Along the way there's a shamefully lethargic attempt to establish character back-story: Jip is temporarily sexually impotent because his mother's a prostitute; Koop's father is institutionalised; Lulu has nasty boyfriends; and Moff has conservative parents. But generally Human Traffic is happier at the heart of the party, celebrating the intoxication of club culture--which it does in style. Kerrigan pulls out all the formal stops with an energetic melange of jump cuts, slo-mo, and speeded-up "smudge" motion camerawork. There's also direct addresses to camera, fantasy sequences and some self-conscious cameos from DJ Carl Cox and former-drug dealer Howard Marks, author of Mr Nice. Wall-to-wall music from the likes of Fatboy Slim, William Orbit and even Primal Scream help paste over the occasional cracks in the veneer, which include some particularly duff lines ("We're gonna get more spaced than Neil Armstrong ever did!") and a drawn analysis of drug references in Star Wars, a nod to the films of Kevin Smith, such as Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy. And if the whole project already feels dated and empty, well that's because it perfectly captures an essentially 1990s moment, and one gloriously empty weekend. -- --Kevin Maher
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
First of all, this is a fantastic film. Well acted and it has an excellent soundtrack. The film is worth 5 stars. The reason I gave it 3 is because this is a poor release of the film. I borrowed my friends 2003 version of the film before I bought this one and it has the special features and is in 5.1 surround sound. This version (2007) has no special features and is in only 2.0 stereo. Take it from me, buy the older, second hand version of this film. It's virtually the same price but you get lot's more for your money. If you're going to by a classic, why not get it in it's best version.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The best film comedy of the 90's, The 1st time i'd met danny dyer and now i watch anything he does. The whole cast is class A and You will be able to relate to each 1 of them.
The opening scene is priceless.
enjoy.
The opening scene is priceless.
enjoy.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film is a good laugh. It is well over the top when it comes to the clubbing scene but it is a good clubbing film none the less. Some good characters and good music. If you want a good film and you are into the scene than watch this, this film did good and there is a reason, because it is good.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Human traffic review :)
i have just watched this again.
i loved this film the first time and was happy to watch it again,
its an insight into the party life of the nineties, and a trip down... Read more
i loved this film the first time and was happy to watch it again,
its an insight into the party life of the nineties, and a trip down... Read more
Published 3 months ago by minimad1985
Top film, top quality, thankyou
Top Film. Took me back to my raving days. Pure Mayhem. If you've never been Cardiff for a big night out, this film will totally inspire you too. Danny Dyer is about 12 in it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. H. D. Thomas
very good
Great service, dvd arrived in condition as advertised and arrived quickly.
Fantastic overview of the 90's
Good music, interesting characters. Highly entertaining. Read more
Fantastic overview of the 90's
Good music, interesting characters. Highly entertaining. Read more
Published 6 months ago by mull1
Memories of a mis-spent youth?!
Excellent film! I didn't see this upon it's release, only just now, but it's all so familiar. Enough said eh?!
Published 6 months ago by cross-chrissy
Appallingly fake and boring plot
A few seconds into this film, I knew it was rubbish. The actors were so fake - it was meant to be a "real" film....their laughs were so fake. Read more
Published 9 months ago by welshteacakes
JUST SAY NO
Human Traffic attempts to depict the ectasy culture of the mid 90s,that AWFUL momment in time when Loaded magazine sold,Britpop was at its toe curling embarrasing peak,people liked... Read more
Published 10 months ago by mister joe
just below average
A badly overrated film, the last great film of the 90s my arse. stars danny dyer,a bad sign. the plot is a weekend of drugtaking and how great it is. Read more
Published 13 months ago by ekb
Cult Classic - a must see
This is a British Cult Classic film, This film is spot on, very realistic and portrays the club culture honestly. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Meg
A Peerless Time-Capsule of the 90's
Films that vividly capture a time and place are exceptionally rare. Couple this with films that stand the test of time, and you are talking only a handful of films. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Magic Lemur
Touching and funny.
Human Traffic is a film about a group of young friends during the esctasy fuelled club scene of the 1990s. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Dave Stewart
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