I agree- the reviewer must have slept through the movie ! Writing a review on a movie like this sitting in India is perhaps very wrong. In the United States, we have seen, known and heard of many instances that were portrayed in the movie - like Ludacris n his aide stealing the SUV, cops humiliating a black couple, accidentally shooting a black man thinking he would do some harm - these incidents happen everyday n every minute. What was portrayed in the movie is a tale of everyday happenings and how racism is fed thru ignorance and bais. And when you are dealing with such a subject, subtlety has to be thrown out of the window. Crash is definitely a real life portray of the struggle of an average american - black, white, asian, persian, whatever. Its a brilliant portrayal and hence the Oscar. I'm so glad the awards committee doesnt have a set of stupids who finds the movie as written in the review. My point is dont take a situation in the United States, and put it in the Indian context and analyze it. Things are way different here than in India. BTW - do you know that one of the "black teenagers" is Ludacris who is a very well known rapper in the United States ?
You would think Crash serves a purpose. Sadly, all it succeeds in doing is rearrange the already existing thoughts in your mind. While the movie has a mighty beginning, the end is just a garble of events tumbling down a breakneck slope, eager to reach their culmination. And what you're left with is a confused concourse of cast, who pretty much have the same mindset as they did in the beginning. The only difference is that they don't know what to do with it next.
The cast of Crash features the who's who of Hollywood, and there are a couple of commendable performances. Brendan Fra....