Must-see film.

Rating: 9/10 (11 September 2006)

"Crash" (2004), the 2006 winner for Best Picture, deserves every bit of that honor. Directed by Paul Haggis (who helped write the upcoming James Bond film "Casino Royale"), it is a masterful direction that really works due to its intelligent and evenly-paced script (also an Oscar winner for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) dealing with racial issues in Los Angeles, as well as the right ensemble cast to tackle the subject matter. Of the actors, the best ones are Don Cheadle as Det. Graham Waters, Terrence Howard as the studio director Cameron Thayer (he also won this year for Best Actor in another film "Hustle & Flow"), and Thandie Newton as his wife. You will never look at Los Angeles the same way again. A 9 out of 10.