Another Figgis Gem: Crash

Rating: 8/10 (18 November 2018)

This is a second film by director Figgis that deals with the social complexities of LA. No one does it better. He takes the lives of a dozen people and connects the dots with stereotypes, class distinctions, race problems, parent-sibling problems, and even a few other minor social difficulties. He weaves these problems among the dozen or so people, similar to what he accomplished in American History X, also about social problems in a California city (Venice), without concentrating too much on any one individual character.
This ensemble-type effort has been done before in Hollywood by a handful of directors; some of them good; others bad. But it appears as if Figgis has it down to a science. His finished product is always polished, logical, and emotionally involving. Highly recommended.