Traffickers (2015) User Reviews

Really liked it

[wildblueyonder · 8/10 · 27 April 2017]

I was surprised, I thought the 8.8 was probably a fictional rating but I really enjoyed it. Its definitely not the best acting, but the dialogue is well written and its a good story.

I don't have anything really more to say about it, but I have to write more lines so here they are.

Great independent film

[macgruder · 9/10 · 22 April 2015]

Having seen the director's previous film, this one surpassed my expectations. The film follows a group of young drug dealers in rural Pennsylvania as they struggle to keep their empire afloat and deal with the challenges of rival dealers.

The acting was fantastic as it was fleshed out with mostly actors who are new to the scene. They all conveyed a sense of honesty and gravitas reserved for more seasoned actors and filmmakers. Using some high end camera equipment, the movie looks beautiful and was edited well.

The plot revolves around a dealer and his cohorts being approached to do a deal with a new buyer and how some behind the scenes scheming ends up in tragedy. You feel the loss in their performances and sympathize with their plight for revenge, regardless of it's moral and legal implications down the road.

Very well acted overall, some nice twists and turns along the way. I look forward to seeing Sean Roberts future films, he has a knack for this.

Amazing Movie, great actors/plot

[bettimatthew · 10/10 · 2 July 2019]

I gotta say, this movie was AMAZING. No, this is not a fake review. I love crime movies, and I'm very critical of them. A lot of independent crime films have horrible acting. This is NOT one of those. First of all, the storyline was great, and very realistic.. The story is about small town drug dealers, and this is a pretty accurate depiction. These kids behave just like suburban/rural weed dealers, they speak and even dress like them, and they even got the whole clannish and paranoid nature correct. The actors were all great, especially Sean Roberts. The only character who wasn't quite as believable was Richie Garza Jr. (the wannabe thug). Plenty of people like him exist, so the character is good, but not so much the actor. He behaved more like a 90s wannabe gangster than a 2014 one. The only other flaw that I see in this film is occasionally Richie Garza Sr.'s wardrobe. What really made the plot believable is that I have read news stories that involve similar events, even in suburbs and small cities (the drug deal gone wrong, retaliation, young guys in too deep). Check this film out!