Not a Must See

Rating: 7/10 (12 September 2005)

This is a story (term used loosely) about people having a bad day (or life) and all of them have someone to blame it on (except themselves). Don Cheadle's character, Detective Graham, says in the beginning of the movie, that we have all lost touch with one another and find a way to "crash" into each other to reconnect. When we are not "crashing" we are hiding from others and from ourselves.
It's how we "reconnect" that is disturbing. We use the negatives: hate, prejudice, anger, fear, violence.......well, you get the idea.
The cinematography, dialogue, and acting are all good, but nothing outstanding. OK, I would say Cheadle is really coming on as a major actor, but it's the content that is the focus here. One can see these dark-sided things almost everyday in the police and lawyer shows on TV and besides the newspapers are full of this stuff as well.
We get to see dark slices of life of various characters. Yes, the characters do save themselves, but this is not to say this will always happen in real life. However I am not sure the Rookie cop saves himself.
So even though the production is good I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. It is not a "must see."