Hackneyed but well intentioned

Rating: 2/10 (5 February 2006)

One word comes to mind after watching this movie: didactic. It has one or two interesting characters, but almost all are two dimensional and intended to demonstrate or embody some message. None of the story lines is that interesting. Nor are the characters themselves all that interesting. The filmmakers' approach and message came through loud and clear within the first 10 minutes, and then they hit you over the head with it for another 100 minutes. Maybe that's what the word "Crash" refers to - crashing your skull with the earnest messages being conveyed. Subtlety, thy name is not "Crash." "Grand Canyon" was a much better, more nuanced movie about similar themes. I'd highly recommend that over "Crash."