Crash

[Scott Warner]

Originally Posted by b.miller

but i am personally pissed that it got so high in Ebert's list of best movies this year. it's really not that good... especially if you like, live in LA or know real people...

Yeah - I was really surprised to read the following:

"Haggis writes with such directness and such a good ear for everyday speech that the characters seem real and plausible after only a few words."

Are you kidding me? I generally agree with Ebert but man if that's his perspective on "everyday speech" he really needs to spend a few years mingling with everyday people again. The reason I used the Kevin Smith comparison in my first message above was because the dialog in the movie felt stilted in way that immediately made me think of his films, particularly anytime Ludacris or Brendan Frasier opened their mouths. 'Crash' isn't nearly as extreme as a Smith film in this regard but it achieves a similiar artificiality by taking itself so seriously in the midst of implausibility.