- Cover of Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes was interesting. Jackson does it again in this role and Ben Affleck isn’t bad. The latter makes a good yup, which is the role he has in this flick. Feels like I’ve seen this one before, but I can’t recall under what title. And the flavor reminds me, not entirely because of Jackson, of The 51st State. Still, I like the intellectual aspect of the film. It’s two cultures colliding. The role that Jackson gets is the man that is always misinterpreted, always pounded down by some bureacratic technicality, and no one will listen. Consequently, he can’t seem to rise from the pavement. I can understand. Affleck is the usual yuppy asshole who thinks he can walk up and slap a stranger on the back, say whatever he wants, and then just walk safely away. Instead, he gets followed home, so to speak. Middle class white bread all the way. I like it.
