I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

This is an astonishing documentary that will wring your heart while it bends your mind

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

While watching the movie Trade I found that the characters really mixed together like Jorge and Ray when they had a common goal even though Jorge (cesar Ramos) didn't know what ray (kevin Kline) was looking for until later on in in the story but throughout the movie the emotions of love like Jorge showed for his sister when he start looking for her and the bond of friendship Jorge and ray found after they figured out there coming interests as the movie progresses the pieces fall into play for Jorge to find his sister but the hit a few problems along the way the horrific topic this movie shows about how women and children are abducted and treated is a really eye opener for the real world problem with sex trafficking and slavery that is spread through the black market most people do not see this part of like it is overlooked but this movie shows the reality of the problem that slavery has not yet ended but in the movie it doesn't seem like the government is doing anything about it which is the same in our world today the trade is a very serious thing but the world doesn't want anything to do with it because the fact it makes to much money but this movie shows this idea in different aspects of what happens to the girls but this movie with all the problems it shows of the really world it will keep you watching until the credits come on

Sex trafficking I recently seen the movie trade and was very wowed with the movie. It is a drama that depicts what happens with sex trafficking. Long story short, it's real eye opening to sex trafficking.This movie is filled with great actors who truly make the film. First, Ceasar Ramos (Jorge) gives a legendary performance in this film and is absolutely breathtaking. Paulina Gaitan ( Adriana ) as the lead of the movie, is very captivating and pulls you into the action of what's going on around her. Finally, Alicja Bachleda ( Veronica ) is also an amazing captivator throughout the film, even though she was playing a protective role/ supportive. The casting of this movie is all around an amazing movie. It really pulls you in and makes you feel as if you were there in that situation.As mentioned above, this movie is about sex trafficking and how a young boy does everything he can to get his little sister back. He faces many problems along the way, and it leaves you on the edge of your seat and breathless. Additionally, you won't be able to help getting into the movie, and you'll be on the edge of your seat waiting to see what will happen in the end.One of the best things about this movie is that it's so eye-opening and thrill seeking. One thing this movie did for me was opened my eyes to what goes on with sex trafficking, how to stay away from it and be more aware of what's going on, and to listen when my parents tell me something isn't right. You can't help but cry at this movie.Finally, without giving to much away, you will be on the edge of your seat with everything that goes on in the movie, from going to a normal life, to having everything turned around in an instant.Overall, this is an amazing movie with a mix of heart wrenching and heart jumping situations all into one.

Trade is the type of movie that opens your eyes to stuff that's happening around the world today that not many people are aware of, sex trafficking of women and children. This movie was very eye opening, interesting, and intriguing. In the movie it allows us to see what the women and children go through who are forced into sex trafficking, and how easy it is for them to be taken. The movie is based on sex trafficking and the struggles the women, kids, and family of those involved go through. Jorge (Cesar Ramos) was trying to find his sister, Adriana (Paulina Gaitan) who was taken by the Russian sex traffickers in Mexico City. He and Ray (Kevin Klein), an insurance investigator, do what they can to hunt down Adriana and find her. Adriana is forced to do things normal 13 year old's should never experience, but she has Veronica (Alicja Bachleda) alongside her through most of this. This movie is very informative about what goes on in the sex trafficking world in a way that is still interesting. I was surprised with how graphic Trade was, showing the physical, mental, and emotional abuse that everyone involved goes through. I was shocked that these things still go on in this world today, and this movie allowed me to see it. The thing that caught my eye in Trade that caused me to not want to pull my eye away was the action stored within the movie. Starting out, when Adriana rode the bike that her big brother, Jorge, got her regardless of her mother's commands didn't surprise me at all, children will be children. What shocked me was how far away from her home that she rode it. I knew in that instant something horrible was going to happen to her and I couldn't leave the screen. From then on the movie got better and better, drawing me in each time something suspenseful happened. The next thing that drew me in was when Adriana was taken. the fact that the women who were helping her find a job were in on what was about to happened absolutely blew my mind. I liked how much Trade showed, allowing me to see the inside look on both the traffickers' side and the sex slaves' side without it being a documentary. The things I didn't like were when Veronica committed suicide- without explaining her story any further. We didn't get to know much about her- or her baby. It would've been nice to had gotten to know about her a lot more. I also didn't like the fact that at the end of the movie even after Jorge promised to Ray he would do good he just walked up to Vadim (Pasha D. Lychnikoff) and killed him, as his son watched. I feel like Jorge should've let the cops handle it. Lastly, I feel like the movie would've had a better conclusion had we figured out who Ray's daughter was.Overall Trade was an amazing movie, that I would rate a 10 star movie and suggest to anyone interested in crime based movies.

A movie isn't as good as its beginning; it's a sum of its middle and end also. This is where the film falls apart. It's too simplistic and unengaging. The part were the young girl and her older friend escape is not too well done. They're in a busy, busy place with police in the crowd, but they're still apprehended again without too much trouble - by the same two guys who let them escape whilst taking a leak together when the girls absconded!!! Bad dialogue also exists, especially between Kline and Ramos (Ray and Jorge) with Ramos stealing the show.Now the end is totally Americano and sugary. Just wait and see. It almost defies belief and will have you muttering under your breath many well earned expletives, especially towards its director, Marco Kreuzpaintner, who lacks much in the way of building tension and suspense. The very final scene is just plain stupid.The film gains many excellent reviews on here, which doesn't surprise me. It's not dire, but comes pretty close. This for me, is an exercise in how not to make a well structured piece of film.I was feeling kind when I gave it 5/10.