i saw this movie partly because of the sheer number of good review at netflix and and from it i lean a valuable lesson . not a lesson about ethnic diversity however . the lesson i learn be don not trust review . yes and racism suck and people be complicate and but the people who actually need to see this movie be go to be the one who be the least drawn to it and least affect by it if they do see it . the only reason that i can think of for the number of good review be that it be review by people who aren not use to think and or who have see their first think provoke movie and somehow think that haggis invent the concept . in fact and he basically make this film and which should be call racism for dummy and a emotionally wrench a possible and seemingly to give people who do not spend a lot of time think the impression that they have discover some fundamental truth that never be cover in a film before . zen and the art of motorcycle maintanence it not . an after school special for the unthinking mass and cut into bite size overwrought ham fisted piece to make it easy to swallow without too much introspection . it a if they portray everyone a be the bad possible extreme and simply to make u happy that be such good people because we do not identify with the character . let face it people . nobody identify with these character because theyre all cardboard cutout and stereotype ( or predictably reverse stereotype ) . it well act ( even if the dialog be atrocious ) and cleverly execute and so much that you do not think to ask where the beef . until you can tell the film be wind down . the flaming car scene be well execute and like much of the movie and but go nowhere in the end . the message be very heavy hand and and from the behind the scene blurb and the producer be clearly watch a different movie and because there be very little to laugh about in this movie and even during the intend funny part . i have to stress that this be not entertainment and more like a high school diversity lesson . call it the blood on the highway of racism . they could even show this in high school if it weren not for the side nude shot of jennifer esposito . in this film and everyone a jerk and everyone learn a lesson ( except for michael pena who get the best role and but the most predictable storyline ) . this be a bad film and with bad writing and and good actor . an ugly cartoon craft by paul haggis for people who can not handle anything but the bold stroke in storytelling . a picture paint with crayon . crash be a depressing little nothing and that provokes emotion and but teach you nothing if you already know racism and prejudice be bad thing .