CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Organnall Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Mark David Fisher Seen this film many times now and always makes me want to get my gear on and turn the amp up and get myself out to a club with my mates. It seems to be s common understanding with most reviews I have read here that this film is something that has a periodic and contextual feel to it. and if you are not within this small window of opportunity you don't seem to understand it. The period was the 90's rave scene, but too many people get transfixed by the drug taking the rave music, and the lack of plot and substance to the characters. Get real peeps, it is what it is, it shows five people with everyday problems, tedious jobs like most of western society letting loose and going out and letting loose allowing there mind and body to expel all the boring mundane rubbish that has built up over the week, (you know what I'm talking about, some people drink, smoke, eat, read, have sex, etc, etc) Yes it is what it is and I loved it because I lived it. all those that didn't oh well, you're loss, and you can tell who did and who didn't due to your low ratings, its a shame that you are gonna spend life so opinionated about these type of film and you're gonna die a stiff. Sit back roll a joint, take a pill and see where it takes you, you never know you may enjoy it. as your chosen drug of realty seems to be a little tedious and boring.

oneguyrambling You know when someone breathlessly tells you a story that is long winded and takes various diversions along the way, before they realize you don't give a toss and want them to simply stop? (No? Then I guess you've never met me because all my friends have.) Once that happens what does the storyteller always say? "I guess you had to be there!" That's Human Traffic in a nutshell, if you weren't there in some capacity then it is just about a bunch of young d*ckheads running around talking sh*t and taking drugs, but if you are the low side of 40 then perhaps at one time it is quite likely that YOU were one of the young d*ckheads running around and talking sh*t, drugs and/or alcohol may or may not have been a factor too.My "clubbing" era was reasonably brief, maybe 19 through 24ish, but during that span I had 15 nights that at least vaguely resembled the night the 5 main characters have in Human Traffic, without much of the snappy dialogue and cutscenes though.The five characters should be irrelevant and largely interchangeable, but in this film the casting is great and they all have sufficient time that we learn about who they are and what makes them tick.They are: Jip – the Everydude. A low-ranking office employee who hates the workaday life and lives for the weekend. Oh, and he has a mum who is a hooker.Koop – Jip's best mate. A super-cool record shop employee in the way that you can only be in your late teens or early 20s. (Record shop employees in their 40s are simply sad or creepy.) Nina – Koop's missus. A fast-food chain employee who is chatty and friendly.Lulu – The dizzy blonde love interest. I tried to think of more ways to describe her but came out dry, the only underdone character in the film.Moff – That guy who is a little too intense and you worry about one day he'll just snap, but is fun to have around the periphery. (It also helps that he is a small time pusher and they are all small time users.) The film is very British, there are no concessions to slang and accents. Everyone talks varying degrees of rubbish and often they talk aforementioned rubbish direct to camera. Embedded in between almost every major scene are several pseudo-skits that shouldn't work, featuring the main characters and their interactions with various other citizens, posers, authority figures and relatives. I say shouldn't work but they all seem to, in fact the only one that gets me leaning towards the FF button on the remote is one where they re-make the British anthem, everything else adds to the film.So once we've met the whipper-snappers we get to follow them from the drudgery of a Friday spent at work, all the way through the best parts of the weekend as a single, carefree teen, (sob).1/ Pre night warm-up. Psyching each other up, convincing everyone to show up and getting the pre-night alcohol buzz.2/ The round trip to pick everyone up. (This is where the film lies a bit, assuming someone actually volunteers to remain sober and be skipper their night is already ruined. Here the skipper is always Jip, who never seems short of a beer or some pills.) 3/ The pre-gig drinks at the local.4/ The gig. (In this case they must cadge their way in as they are short of tix.) 5/ The initial slowdown… followed by the second wind! 6/ The post gig early am house party. Gibberish conversations, paranoia and arguments.7/ The next morning "never again" personal promise.8/ The next evening debrief at the pub. (Which if all goes well used to lead to the Saturday evening starting back at 1/.Amazingly enough the film always seemed to capture the best bits and worst bits of every stage of the day, even in a 90 odd minute film. Perhaps it is because as I was watching the movie I was in fact recalling similar events from the period that I was doing the same stupid sh*t that these guys were, I dunno.In any case Human Traffic is the rarest of rare, a concept movie that takes a lot of risks yet actually works.It was written and directed by a young bloke too, because I don't think a 40 year old would be able to make this film and accurately convey the vibe that comes across.I know I couldn't, (I'm still a little ways away from 40). I've inevitably moved beyond the "work is slavery", "the Man is out to get you" and "Bill Hicks is a genius" era. Now I think "work is unfortunately necessary (but granted it feels like slavery), "the Man is not out to get us, (but he ain't there to help us neither)", and "Bill Hicks was incredibly over-rated and spouts a lot of sh*t that druggies and idiots grab onto to justify their own decisions and inadequacies".Phew, what else is there? A cracking soundtrack (even a decade plus on), real actors without the US standard 10/10 hunks and goddesses with massive fakies, and a very convincing, yet quite naïve; message that "damn it drugs are f*cking great!" Final Rating – 8 / 10. The DVD cover sums it up nicely "The weekend has landed… all that's left are clubs, drugs, pubs and parties". Meet Human Traffic.

colagreen3 "Human Traffic" is set in Cardiff, Wales, UK and tells the story of British drug and club culture during the nineties. The film follows five friends in their twenties and we observe the characters' lifestyle over a weekend period. All of the characters live tedious lives during the week and use the weekend as an opportunity to escape their misery. The group of friends includes Jip (John Simm) who is sexually paranoid. Koop (Shaun Parkes) is suspicious of his girlfriend cheating on him. Lulu (Lorraine Pilkington) is fed up with men following a number of bad relationships. Nina (Nicola Reynolds) is eager to introduce her seventeen year old brother to drugs and Moff (Danny Dyer) is unemployed and dependant on his parents. The characters were well introduced in the opening scenes and as the plot unfolded the story developed their individual traits. All five are very authentic and true to life. Their weekend is not complete without drugs, clubs and parties. I can guarantee you will either know or have met people similar to them, and the five of them have a lot in common which brings them together. The film was written and directed by Justin Kerrigan who is from Cardiff. I can only imagine that the film tells the story of past experience he has gone through. I was very shocked when I discovered this was his first feature length film and even more surprised that he's not done much since. Jip (Simm) is the lead character in this film and he delivers an excellent performance. He has an equal amount of both dialogue and narration. I often feel narration in films is only used because the writer had struggled to put it into dialogue. However, I didn't feel it with this, as the narration from Jipps character felt very real. He constantly had thoughts on his mind and narration worked much better to portray this than the dialogue would have."Human Traffic" has a lot of energy in it and has a level of madness which makes the genre a light hearted comedy. I had no idea what direction the film was going in as there were various sub-plots and comedy skits from all five of the characters, which I was very entertained by. The language in the dialogue is very realistic and the actors do a fantastic job as well. My only one complaint is that only one of the main characters actually seemed to be Welsh. The rest of the cast without involving the extras appeared to sound very English. I suppose this is better than them attempting a poor Welsh accent, and maybe they deliberately used English actors to make English people relate to. Alternatively, they probably couldn't find any Welsh actors that suited the role. This isn't something I'd recommend to everyone as it doesn't have a wide target audience. I would suggest young people who experienced the club culture especially in the 90s in Britain would be particularly attracted to this film. However, I was very entertained by it and I could relate to the characters very well. Human Traffic is however a post-modern film and what I enjoyed the most was the authenticity and hilarity.

Jack wills the film itself is absolutely brilliant, its that buzz, that rush that makes you just want to go out, blow your wages and loose yourself. It's what the weekend is all about, its our sanitation where we can come together as one and be ourselves without a care in the world. The film is layered in depth and the dialogue in places is just spot on, especially with Jip. The characters themselves are instantly likable, one in particular is obviously dyers character and his views on what "Star Wars" is really about, genius.If ever you've got an hour to kill before going out, stick on this, you'll immediately feel yourself growing in confidence, definitely recommend it.