Not impressed

Rating: 2/10 (6 March 2006)

I will say I was never really interested in this film before from the time I saw the trailer. However my friends and Roger Ebert both could not stop telling me how much they enjoyed it. After viewing it I couldn't have been more let down. I wanted to to Paul Haggis's house and ask from my 4 bucks back because Blockbuster wouldn't give it to me, and it also hit me I would never have those 2 or so hours back again in my lifetime.
Sure I am aware of the racial inequalities in the United States anyone who is not is kidding themselves or have lost their conscience in various reality shows...I digress. I wouldn't have minded a movie about racial tension if it wasn't so cheesy and overacted, when watching Crash I thought I was watching that one scene in mystic river where Sean Penn was screaming for his daughter for 2 plus hours (but then again you folks here may have liked that), I think if Robert Altman had seen this movie he may of had a stroke which wouldn't have allowed him to show up at the Oscars for his achievement award.
When Paul Haggis was described as a "force of nature" I almost broke my jaw yawning. Million Dollar baby was pretty good but I don't really like womens boxing or Hilary Swank getting her face bashed in...
Anyway I say this impartial to any other Oscar nominated movie...Let's just be honest with ourselves this was just a bad movie that carried a message few have addressed on the silver screen!