Avoids the Crash.

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 2015)

Crash (2004): Dir: Paul Haggis / Cast: Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Sandra Bullock: Great film that is not to be confused with the David Cronenberg thriller, this film addresses a clash in cultures and races and a tragedy to boot. Director Paul Haggis does a fantastic job at weaving together numerous subplots. Don Cheadle plays a police detective investigating a murder. This ranks as one of his best performances as he deals with the corruption and racism around him. Matt Dillon plays a racist cop who struggles in caring for his ill health father. Earlier in the film he and a rookie pull over a couple and he molests the female while her husband reluctantly ignores it. This comes to an interesting stand still when Dillon answers a call to another accident where he must face his disposition. Thandie Newton plays a victim of Dillon's discrimination who is angry at her husband's lack of action during the assault. Ryan Phillippe plays a rookie cop trying to play it by the book until a sudden tragedy occurs. He rode with Dillon until their views came into clash. Sandra Bullock also delivers one of her strongest performances as someone caught within an accident of her own. What is fascinating is how every character is seen as both good and bad and that we can all do one or the other until a tragedy occurs that open our eyes to the important things that we drive by. Score: 10 / 10