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MusicChat It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

rjayl I own and have watched the Euro (not the HBO) mini-series numerous times. I originally saw Traffic (the Movie) at the theater when it was released. I own that video as well and have also watched it numerous times. I would give the mini-series a 7.5/10. Even for the time, some of the dialog is cheesy and some of the characters actions are less then believable. Both films require serious suspension of disbelief to swallow the ignorance of the main drug trafficker's (German/La Jolla) wife. Anybody with that kind of dough would have set up legitimate, working businesses to launder money and to create layers of cover. What bother me most is that somebody can come along and give the film a 1 star rating because it didn't have a "message". That puts this film in the category of the worst pix of all time and draws down user rating unfairly. That is a pet peeve of mine and made me register here just to defend this film. Maybe IMDb adjusts for this in there stats. I don't know. But I judge a movie based on how it holds up after repeated viewings. And, even knowing the story through and through, I get drawn in by the first scene and Del Toro's on-screen presence. From the on it's like sliding into an easy chair... If you haven't seen either version then I envy you. Don't pass up this or the original mini-series. They are both worth your time.

aaronwa-1 First, let me start off by saying that Traffic (the movie) w/Michael Douglas, Benecio del Toro, etc. is one of my favorite movies of all time. It truely captures the seedy underworld that IS drug trafficing.This mini-series is NOTHING like the movie. The plot is VERY weak, the character development is almost non-existant, and I'm left with no feelings whatsoever for any of the characters. I caught myself falling asleep at least a half-dozen times on the first night...not due to lack of action, but due to the fact that I just don't CARE about any of the characters and their situations.Secondly, the locations for parts of the story are supposed to take place in Seattle and 'Northwest Washington'. I *LIVE* in Seattle, and I can't for the life of me picture any of the areas depicted there as actually being in Washington State. The scene on the first night in the convienence store had an RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) ATM machine, and the lottery sign at the counter is consistent with the B.C. Lottery, not Washington State lottery. It is quite obvious to me that it was filmed in British Columbia, Canada. For goodness sake....if they're going to make a convincing story that takes place in a well-known urban area, they might as well film at least a few scenes there to convince the locals!!Do yourself a favor and rent the movie instead.

mike-320 I don't know why everyone doesn't like this miniseries so much. I have never seen the movie or any other story about this topic and I am enjoying it immensely. Since it is only 2/3 over I can't say much more but so far the story is progressing nicely and I am always entertained.

jonesey65244 PLEASE!!! Is it not possible to make a show anymore that does NOT have the "amateur" camera movement. In my heart, I KNOW the anti-jiggle technology built into cameras now would enable a 5 year old to shoot steady shots.They probably offer "Jiggly Camera 101" in film school now.And why, please why, do we need 7-10 different camera shots of someone's face in rapid succession for a scene in which 1 or 2 would do nicely? Editor/splicers need the work, I guess.I did not care for the movie, so I expected just about what I got from the mini series. Very little.Glad they are repeating Dennis Miller's new show, which is running against this. Wifey wanted Traffic. She pays the bill, so guess what we watched.