admirable goal ends turns into a contrived TV movie on racism

Rating: 1/10 (6 March 2006)

it was a topical and noble aim just very poorly executed
However Michael Pena, Terence Howard and Thandie Newton were absolutely amazing in this film...
Despite this I simply cannot congratulate a film which provides superficial and contrived resolutions to the problems of racial relations (for e.g Sandra Bullocks character becoming best friends with her maid)...among others
For a movie preaching social truths its funny how every situation in this movie was completely contrived and un-realistic
It will appeal to all the pretentious Hollywood types out there...who can pretend this film represents reality