A succession of coincidential events which culminate superbly..

Rating: 6/10 (21 September 2006)

My once modest respect for Paul Haggis has profoundly elevated due to his alarmingly integral and vividly realistic perception of the real world as it is. Crash explicitly illustrates the high racial tensions, class distinctions and general prejudice which is often overlooked in contemporary society. Although the plot is arguably unoriginal, the entire cast pitch in their best efforts to convey Paul Haggis' screenplay in the most dramatic, sympathetic and genuine way possible.
Crash consists of different sagas of people who are of various classes, races and cultures all sprouting from the viewpoints of six to eight people. The beauty of Crash is that there is no one protagonist, no actor who displays better histrionic capability than another, no redundant scene which compels you to push the fast forward button; everything falls into place, and like several puzzle pieces all finely clicked together, Crash illustrates incidents in the real world.
From the heart thumping scenes of molestation based on the grounds of racial profiling, to a bigot cop's redemption, to the persistent diatribes of of an affluent white man's wife, to the immoral actions of two unstable black men, the medley of emotions one feels during and after the play are ineffably intense.