On DVD: Crash

Several different characters from different racial backgrounds are all fused together in one of the best films of 2004. Crash gives an up front and in your face account of racial stereotypes and bigotry in a dark and sometimes somber and disturbing way. Writer, Director Paul Haggis manages to create complicated characters each with their own strengths and weaknesses, making it hard to truly like or dislike most of them. Almost every scene tugs at the viewers emotions and stirs up thoughts about race in America. The ensemble cast ( Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon, Terrence Howard, Jennifer Espisito) all have dead on performances that are both entertaining and thought provoking at the same time. Dark, heavy and intense, Crash is one of the best films on the shelves today.