Trade

This movie was, simply put - AMAZING and VERY MOVING! I just watched the DVD at a local bookstore's screening (Imagine Atrium in Jersey City, NJ) and the feeling was unanimous!... Full review

sad this is what is happening in this cruel world we live in, but it true, the movie was disturbing, but the story had to be told, kline did a great job.... Full review

It starts of slow, real slow, but slowly, and I cant use that word enough in this review, it builds up to a watchable film about women smuggling and the creatons that sell others for financial gain..it does leave one thinking... Full review

after watching the movie, my heart hurt. i felt strongly affected by knowing how many women and children are forced into the cruel, harsh world of trafficking. i had no idea. the acting in the movie itself was horrible. but the... Full review

In giving this movie a D he claims he just felt unclean when he walked out of the screening!! Which meant he has trouble with the subject matter and felt it should be used in a movie. Roger get real, most... Full review

I think this movie is a true eye-opener and should be watched by any adult. It's the cold, hard truth about human trafficking and it makes you more aware of your surroundings. The statement at the end: "we don't have any... Full review

In the slums of Mexico City, the small time teenager thief Jorge (Cesar Ramos) gives a bike to his beloved sister Adriana (Paulina Gaitan) on her thirteenth anniversary under the protest of their mother. While riding early in the morning, Adriana... Full review

This movie tackled a difficult subject and maintained a level of artistry and tact by showing the psychological horrors of human sex trafficking. I wonder if the delicate handling of the subject had something to do with the low ratings from... Full review

There's a possibility that filmmaker made a research for this film through reading various articles in the newspaper. "Trade" is uninspired melodrama that seems too afraid to be what it really meant to be. Sex trade industry is an interesting and... Full review

I just rented this movie hadnt heard about it but saw it online..never in my right mind did I know this film would touch me this way. I cried throughout the whole movie..and even afterwards couldnt stop thinking how someone could... Full review

This cockeyed odd-couple road movie is well-intentioned, but it comes perilously close to feeding off the crimes it condemns. ... Full Review

Trade is a well written, impressively acted and emotionally engaging thriller that carries a powerful message and demands to be seen.....while painting a pretty bleak picture as to why it's so difficult to stop -....In addition, the film is beautifully shot, thanks to stunning cinematography by Daniel Gottschalk.....German director Marco Kreuzpaintner (hand-picked by producer Roland Emmerich) maintains a decent pace throughout and orchestrates some extremely tense scenes;....With terrific performances and s ... Full Review

The two young stars are pivotal to the film and perform admirably well with the strenuous material given them. Cesar Ramos in particular is charismatic and a lot of charm pours from that dazzling smile. ... Full Review

Again, a story like this can have a happy ending-just not the wrong kind of happy ending. Further confusing matters, film publicity materials state that "Landesman estimates" the figure to be 100,000 "or more. ... Full Review

authenticity is never on this lunatic picture's mind, suffocating its characters and audience alike with a ludicrous string of fluke melodramas....resourceful Run Lola Run fashion-and straight to an abandoned house whose walls are covered in etchings we only see in bad psychological thrillers;.... ... Full Review

It's not exactly what we can call a stellar week for DVD arrivals. I like Kevin Kline's performance in the gritty drama "Trade ," though. ... Full Article

To take a serious subject of worldly import and fail to render it well on screen smacks as more offensive than artistic.Think Schindler's List on ice, or Hotel Rwanda with sock puppets. ... Full Article

In the film, which made its world debut last month, Academy Award- winning actor Kline plays the role of a Texan police officer sent to track down the abductions of a 13-year-old Mexican girl and Eastern European woman. ... Full Article

By Joe Williams POST-DISPATCH FILM CRITIC 09/28/2007 There's a saying in Hollywood: The road to home video is paved with good intentions. Sex trafficking is undoubtedly horrific, but its portrayal in "Trade" is so sensationalized that our skepticism trumps our... ... Full Article

Drama about the search for a 13-year-old Mexican girl kidnapped and auctioned on the Internet.At AMC Empire, UA 64th and Second, City Cinemas E. 86th St. (1:54). ... Full Article

A ruthlessly disturbing yet important film, "Trade" introduces us to the brutal world of trafficking humans as sex slaves. Through its graphic violence and shocking realism, "Trade" does to the world what Hostel did to Slovakia. ... Full Article