More like 'Trash' instead........... Self-righteous LA Actor tripe.

Rating: 3/10 (10 June 2006)

It's absolutely astounding that this picture won ANY awards. This self-serving, self-righteous, contrived piece of crap served as nothing more than a vehicle for Hollywood to 'pat itself on the back' for seeming to address long-standing racial issues. I am convinced that ANYONE who liked this movie either works in Hollywood, or is a blithering IDIOT with a simplistic outlook on life. It was so pretentious and contrived I don't know where to start. Sandra Bullock was horrible and totally unconvincing as a racist, angry wife. Ludicrous was ludicrous, basically RAMMING DOWN OUR THROATS the racist realities of life, as if the audience was not smart enough to recognize racism without his long-winded speeches. Everybody was bad, even Don Cheadle. There were just too many high-priced, over-exposed actors in the movie for it to be credible. Unknowns would have been the way to go, more believable. I mean, I was insulted at the OVERT nature of the subject matter, as if we are too stupid to realize what's going on without the Heavy Hand of the studio. I felt NO EMOTION from any of the actors, nor did I feel sorry for any of them or their 'plight'. Well, "plight" is used loosely, because most of the characters were rich, privileged, famous or in authority, even the blacks. And the sunny 85 degree weather of California did nothing to elicit sorrow. In other words, all involved pretty much 'had it made'. Watching those Hollywood puppet-heads congratulate themselves ad-nauseum on TV was sickening. This movie was made FOR Hollywood BY Hollywood, just to say, "hey, were GREAT!". This movie did NOTHING for race relations, except put it back a few years. With all the Famine, Terrorism, Aids, Gangs, Disease, Racism, Crime etc, Hollywood and it's Actors should absolutely be ashamed of themselves for turning out this self-serving drivel. Two words for Hollywood, 'Foreign Films'.