Like a dark cloud with a silver lining

Rating: 10/10 (14 October 2006)

'Crash' is one of my top ten movies of all time. I've seen it several times and it still manages to grab hold of my spirit, and leaves me encapsulated with emotion. The ensemble cast deliver exceptional performances, in particular Thandi Newton and Ryan Phillipe, who for me stood out from the rest. The soundtrack is mesmerizing and the directing is flawless, and to top it the entire plot is brilliantly written. Tragic and paradoxical, beautiful and captivating 'Crash' is worthy of its best picture win at the Oscars by all means. It is melodramatic, but has actual depth and conveys an evocative message- that lives are the shapes of cause and effect. This is truly a wonderful film and work of art, which offers the viewer a gaze into some dark hours complemented with moments of hope and regained faith. Deep, people, very deep! Best bit: The invisible necklace "actually works"