One of the most in depth, complex, and worthwhile films in recent history.

Rating: 10/10 (14 May 2006)

This film has to be in the top 10 of my all time favorites! Crash at once entertains and opens the viewer's mind and heart to the lives of each of the characters. Each character was very well developed, which gives the viewer a true feel for the dilemmas facing each character. Another thing that is unique and that I liked about Crash, is that each of the primary characters, and there quite a few, had relatively equally important roles. To have removed any one character from the story line would have been to deprive the film of the depth that was necessary to reinforce the messages.
We did not see the more well known actors/actresses stealing the show. Instead, their roles were not any more nor any less important to the plot than the roles played by the other, perhaps lesser known actors/actresses. I am one who typically views films for their pure entertainment value, but Crash was not only entertaining, it also raised my awareness and helped me to view some aspects of life differently than I had in the past--I welcomed the lessons!
This film demonstrates in a rather poignant way how each of us is racist in our own ways and that each of us has the capability of being caring and compassionate. Sometimes in life it is so easy to label people as one thing or another, but this film, which I believe was very true-to-life, helps us see that if we label a person, we are taking the easy way out and failing to realize how complex each of us is. I will be recommending this film to many friends and colleagues.