My neighbor is a screen write/adapter...he worked on Crash...and gave me a DVD to watch...
I hate pretty much everything that comes out of Hollywood...should I bother watching it?
Please tell your neighbor he did a great job.
I bought the DVD the day it came out for sale.
If you like ironies, it's loaded.
One particular scene that comes to mind is when the State Attorney General (who had recently been carjacked by two blacks, with much corresponding publicity) offered an important job to a black man to help boots his diversity quotient. The black guy could see the motivation behind the job offer, and was obviously offended. A very clear portrayal of the subtle racisms that is inherent in all "diversity" promotions and hirings.
Not your typical Hollywood fare, IMHO.
If I were you, I'd skip it. I thought it was a very simple minded movie masquerading as something a lot deeper. I actually found that it was rather insulting. I don't understand why there are so many fans of it here. Every racial stereotype is represented in this movie and the entire premise of the movie is based on the idea that being a racist is foremost on everyone's mind when they do anything.
Then again, it's only 2 hours of your life. I survived it. You can too. :)