A few mediocre stories about racial segregation

Rating: 5/10 (9 March 2006)

I have no idea why this film got an Oscar, probably because it's about racism and it would be politically incorrect not to give it one, but in my opinion it's badly scripted and petty. Vague complaints about immigration ruining America, a nation built by immigrants flesh out plots about how nothing works out when you're black. It glamourises gang culture and militants and takes a typical 'every police officer is a racist' view. It does nothing new, seems to advocate opinions which were only relevant about 10-20 years ago and patronises the minorities it tries to defend; every black man is apparently a gangster and every Spanish immigrant is a desperate Catholic fanatic. It makes me cringe.