Crash

Fantastic film!

Following the style of Interesection and Magnolia, Crash unfolds in unlikely segements then seemingly disjointed stories loudly and rapidly converge. Fear and prejudice are the driving forces in this story, the question is does fear drive prejudice or is it the converse?

Glad to see Matt Dillon come out of hiding to give a good performance. Sandra Bullock, who I usually don't remember, gives a good performance as well, she does have emotional range after all!

The filming is brilliant; the score fades and scenes become over exposed and focused solely on facial expression to highlight emotion, odd angles create objects out of proportion giving a chaotic and unsettling feeling at just the right time. The plot leads you into a false sense of knowing EXACTLY what will happen next, until it swerves to an unexpected conclusion. Humor, tension, joy and tragedy integrate seemlessly into a film that will hopefully see some award. It deserves several, this is the best film I've seen in years!