This is an important movie that highlights the effects of the systemic realities of racial and ethnic stereotyping and micro-aggressions.

Rating: 10/10 (8 May 2005)

Don Cheadle leads an all-star casts of characters who wrestle with the day-to-day realities of racial and ethnic tensions in Los Angeles. Scripted as a series of interwoven vignettes, the movie masterfully captures the nuances of the struggle for identity as a theme that transcends racial and ethnic boundaries. The movie underlines the racial structural problems that are woven into the fabric of American society. Each character is portrayed as both flawed and virtuous. Cheadle's character, an LAPD detective must wrestle with his own identity as he rises in his career often at the expense of those whom he loves. Terrence Dashon Howard (brilliant as usual), plays Cameron, an African-American television executive. Cameron is a classic example of Du Bois' dual consciousness of the black middle class. Sandra Bullock (Jean) finds true friendship outside of her suburban social circles; while Matt Dillon, (Officer Ryan) is both a racist and a hero. Such is the theme of the movie; we are all heroes and villains, good and bad, right and wrong. We live in a tension between possibilities. This is how we must view each other lest we Crash!