Very good

Rating: 7/10 (14 April 2006)

While watching "Crash" I started to feel something inside. When I was watching some of the things happening I started to feel so wrong inside. It brought up all the memories of times that I had been racist to someone.
The thing with "Crash" is that opened my eyes but that's all. It had some nice stories and acting but it seemed a bit superficial in a way. I found that the film was too short for me to really feel anything for the characters except for Terence Howard's wife who was sexually harassed. I probably seem a bit weird saying that it's too short but I'm used to characters being fully developed in front of me in a movie such as "Magnolia." (Which people incessantly compare "Crash" to) I did enjoy watching the film because I love multiple storyline narratives and I liked some of the character's stories in this. The film looks great. It really just looks good for some reason. Maybe it's the choice of filters, the film type, etc. I don't know but the colours are very warm and I like that. The only slightly technical thing I had a problem with was the music. It just didn't fit. Throughout the main titles it sounded fine but in a crucial moment such as when Farhad shoots Daniel's (The locksmith's) daughter it just sounded wrong. In that moment i expected a sweeping, soaring piece but it was instead some synth stabs and pad washes. Didn't fit at all.
"Crash" is a good movie save for a few disappointments but it certainly did not deserve Best Picture. Sure it had the big controversial message but it wasn't enough to be the Best Picture of the year.