Racism for dummies

Rating: 1/10 (5 September 2006)

Over-hyped soap emotionalizes racial issues to the extreme so that it can reap recognition as an 'important film'. Basically shallow writing filled with implausible coincidences that would even embarrass Dickens. The script is crafted to focus on several intense characters with minimal screen time, thus insuring a bevy of supporting actor nominations. Crash is designed to accommodate consumers mesmerized by TV and its commercials; it caters to those whose minds superficially multitask on a lot while focusing in depth on nothing. No one leaves the film with a better understanding of the genuine understanding of the truth of racism and the realities of its effects. No wonder; the writers and director are all white, and they've made a film that white people will like.