Excellent movie but predictable

Rating: 7/10 (3 January 2006)

This movie is a mirror of racism in the US. The acting is excellent, the racism is a reality and no one should miss this film. What is missing is what makes a movie great instead of good. We know from the first 15 minutes that it's about racism and the rest of the movie shows excellent examples of how racist America is but that is the problem. Since we know that the movie is going to give us unabashed racism and does, then anyone seeing the film should know what each scene is going to depict before the scene is shown. Nonetheless, even though the movie is totally predictable, it is not shallow or thin, in fact it's thick and fat with reality. Don't let the fact that every racist cliché you're ever heard interfere with the high quality of acting and the seriousness of this film. It is worth seeing for two reasons, superb acting and a chance for each of us to see a little of ourselves. Al Goodin