Movie Review: Crash

crashreview © deb mudie, 2005 don’t make the mistake of thinking that crash is a remake of the 1996 film of the same name. where the first film delves deep into the world of fetish and sexuality, this new movie focuses instead on the collision between racism and multi-cultural modern-day los angeles. twining many story threads together, director and writer paul haggis begins and ends with, unsurprisingly, a crash. with automobile accidents used as both metaphor and the linkage between story threads, viewers are introduced to a variety of characters, of different races and background, and all impacted by racism – both on the giving and the receiving end.don cheadle is the understated star of the film as detective waters, a quiet black man dealing with family issues and sleeping with ...