Trade (2007)

Brilliant and touching

Absolutely Fantastic

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

This movie is such an eye opener, it shows what happens in the sex trafficking situations extremely well. The movie has amazing actors and actresses who make you feel like you are part of the story. You get emotionally attached to the characters and their situations. If you think of sex trafficking you may think about grown women/men only, but Trade shows everyone that children are taken, also.     Trade is an emotional roller-coaster, you may feel sad at one point, then the adrenaline builds up and you feel like you are gonna go crazy with anxiety, for an example when Jorge (Cesar Ramos) discovers that his sister Adriana (Paulina Gaitán) has been abducted he goes on the hunt like any brother/friend/parent would do. Later on in the movie, when Jorge and Ray (Kevin Kline) are on the auction site for the trade of Adriana, they are up against dedicated bidders. You really get into the emotions that the actors are feeling. It tears you up when you see the way the girls are treated and the living/moving conditions. They are verbally, sexually, and emotionally abused by captors until they are sold. This movie is a real, raw cut film. It doesn't get more real than this. It will leave you speechless.     I totally would recommend this movie and give it 10/10 stars! It's truly captivating, and very realistic. If you are looking for a emotional, informative thriller Trade is the perfect movie for you!

Trade: eye catching horror.This movie has me out of my seat. I cant seem to get myself to look away from the screen. Jorge is a great character on the aspect of being the one trying to save his sister. The time he seen that man with the little boy in that rest stop, i felt like i was right there. This film feels so real.Jorge is my favorite character for this film. He is so into his character when he is bidding on his sister. His tears made me feels as if i was in the same situation as he was. Ray in this movie is amazing as well. He helps Jorge track down his sister.This is by far the best movie i have ever seen!

Trade: A Good Nail BiterTrade is definitely a product of the more Hollywoodified side of the film industry. That's not a bad thing though. Trade leaves the viewer in a state of fixation in the first fifteen minutes. The film writers do a very good job of building up action, executing that action and cooling down; this is rinsed and repeated various times throughout the film. This makes for a movie that doesn't compensate suspense for plot-or vice versa. Therefore, all necessary components of storytelling are all in the right places while achieving maximum amount of suspense. Trade is by no means dry; but one of it's main characters Ray (Kevin Kline) can make the film drag in certain areas. Maybe I am one of the only people to think that his acting was uninspired and very blunt; however, it could've very well been meant to be that way by the script writers. The narrative and shear amount of refinement in this film make up for that. Some critics will dog this film for being unrealistic. To be completely honest, there's a lot of unrealistic occurrences in this film. Without spoiling major parts of the plot, a good visual of this is when the young girl, Adriana (Paulina Gaitan), is abducted. Neither her mother, nor her brother Jorge (Cesar Ramos) go to the police at anytime. Instead Jorge talks to what is perceived to be a private investigator who simply brushes him off and basically tells him "good luck". Despite the unrealism in this film, without it there wouldn't be a film. That's where this film excels; it pushes the boundaries of the real world on purpose to paint a picture of what enslaved people in the sex trade is like. But it also knows where to draw those lines to keep an audience entertained. Another nice feature in the film is that in fast paced scenes the camera work is shaken up and sporadic (though not to a point you'll get motion sick or can't tell what's going on) to add a chaotic effect for the viewer's point of view. However, the camera work throughout the entirety of the film is very refined. There's no haze and the lighting is great.Trade kept me entertained throughout the entirety of the film and I really was engaged. I constantly tried to tie things together as to what would happen next in the plot and desired more and more from the film. Despite its minimal amount of unrealism and spotty acting in some areas, the film was overall entertaining and a very good work of art. If the producer's goal was to make a film that depicted what sex trafficking is like for the victims-and even traffickers, as one trafficker, Manuelo (Marco Perez) struggles with the moral dilemma of trafficking girls- I'd say they did their job and did it well.

I watched Trade in my English class while talking about human trafficking. This movie really opened my eyes about the reality of human trafficking and the awful truth of it. Trade is suspenseful, yet you can kind of guess what is going to happen. You really have to watch the movie and pay close attention to what is going on for you to understand most of the movie later on. Anybody that watches this movie should be mature enough to handle the contents of it. However, I do believe that this movie should be very intriguing and eye catching to all viewers. The story-line was very powerful and it had meaning. The movie Trade made me realize all the wrong in the world. This movie was one of the most powerful and moving movies I've ever seen and will probably ever come across. I highly recommend this movie for mature audiences.