Hollywood Pretending to Be "In Touch" Again ...

Rating: 1/10 (1 November 2005)

If you liked Traffic, you'll love Crash.
If you really really need to be hit over the head, brutally and repeatedly, and told that you have prejudices and that's very very bad, then this is the film for you.
Almost all characters were absurdly stereotypical. The only real interaction was in the locksmith's family, and these few scenes could've happened to anyone of any race or gender.
All other interactions were so skewed that I was actually laughing out loud during what I'm sure were supposed to be the poignant and meaningful bits. The movie was amazingly predictable, and I found myself trying not to fall asleep every five minutes for the last two hours of the film. Sadly, the hyena-esquire laughing kept me awake throughout most of it.
On the bright side, the acting was fantastic, the casting was ingenious, the photography was relatively well done, and the editing was nearly flawless. From a purely technical standpoint, this was an excellent film.