Crash is to film, as the Mona Lisa is to Painting

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 2006)

This film is an absolute masterpiece. My vote of a mere ten is an understatement. If I were able to give this film an infinite amount of stars, crosses, moons, circles, or anything to represent a vote, I would. But nonetheless this isn't a time to discuss voting rep's. Crash left me with my jaw on the floor, and my tongue unrolling to my front door step. I was so blown away by this film that I was speechless the rest of the night. Paul Haggis's Crash runs it's story along the lines of a basic concept: No two individuals will be totally kept out of each others lives. Myself, and whoever reads this, will collide, Crash rather, into each others lives. Yet we may not realize it, we do make an encounter with one another at one point or another along the highway of life, we will pass by one another. Because as the inside scene selection guide of the DVD says, "Traveling at the speed of life, we are bound to collide." And this so true.
But it isn't the concept that took my breath away, that canceled every notion to speak, it was how it was presented, and the acting of Don Cheadle, who I also liked in Hotel Rwanda, and of Matt Dillon, who is up for the Best Supporting Actor award at this years Oscar's. It is this collaboration that set this film apart from the others I have seen this year. My advice for those who get a thrill from an Oscar worthy film, is to see this film, it is an instant classic in my book, and will always be. If you are like me, you will get such a thrill from this movie. See it, for it awaits you!!!