Good Film, rather depressing and distinctly unsubtle!

Rating: 8/10 (11 May 2007)

I had been looking forward to seeing Crash since before its Oscar win but my DVD rental people only decided to send it recently! It was worth the wait (although continued the trend of depressing films they keep sending...).
Crash tells the story of a group of people living in LA who are all either racist or the victims of racism and whose lives become intertwined in various way. My main quibble with how it dealt with the story was the incredibly bluntness of it all - to me it all seemed a bit over the top and impossible that so many people could be so racist - but I am in England not LA so things may well be very different there! This all made for some scenes which were incredibly uncomfortable to watch.
The plot is well structured with all the various story lines tying up together without being overly convoluted or spoon fed.
The acting on the whole was superb. Sandra Bullock and Matt Dillon deserve special mentions in my opinion for their portrayal of distinctly distasteful characters. One sore point for me was Brendan Fraser who irritated me slightly (although he does seem to do this in every film since I endured the horror that is Bedazzled).
Visually the film is quite impressive, depicting the nature of the subject matter well. The score is also supportive of the action on screen without being distracting.
This is a very good film that should be seen, but be prepared for some uncomfortable viewing.