Should have been named Trash

Rating: 1/10 (27 October 2005)

You have got to be kidding me. This is one of the most bloated self indulgent insults to intelligence in recent times. This film tries so hard to be important and edgy that its downright laughable. Every single character is a racial cliché that in any other film would be called racist. Crash is a perfect example of what is wrong with Hollywood. A screenwriter with clout sets down to write an "important" film. Some producer with money gets a few big names to appear and all of a sudden there's a huge avalanche of pomposity rolling down the mountain. As if the film doesn't have enough flaws and overboard acting performances (Sandra Bullock, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe) and bad acting performances (Ludacris, Brendan Fraser as the D.A.?!?)it try's to be Magnolia in the end with wacky plot twists. Unfortunately Paul Haggis is no P.T. Anderson. I've seen student films connect plot points in the end with more originality than this.