CRASHING MY PARTY

Posted by JOpinionated on February 20, 2006 in Film | 0 comments

There is serious momentum behind Crash, especially now that it is a Best Picture contender. I am flummoxed by its popularity. Am I the only one who thinks it is overrated?! Fans of the film will argue that it ends realistically, that race relations continue to be unresolved and the discomfort is tangible. While I agree, in my opinion too many layers were rushed and force fed into two hours. Crash marked the big screen directorial debut of screenwriter Paul Haggis, who also wrote and received an Oscar nod for Million Dollar Baby. And to me, it seems obvious that a writer directed his own script for the first time.  

 

Sidenote: In the late 70’s, Haggis was a writer on One Day at a Time, The Love Boat, Diff’rent StrokesThe Facts of Life. He later and created Walker, Texas Ranger and wrote for primetime dramas such as thirtysomething and L.A. Law.

I continue to stand strongly behind Brokeback Mountain as the most deserving candidate for Best Picture of 2005, and one of the best of this decade thus far.