terrible writing and highly contrive and from a do gooder who know absolutely nothing about race relation in l. a. and or the usa in the present day . the gush positive review be a mystery to me but could only be provide by folk who think that someone good intention should be applaud regardless of how shallow and simpleminded and just totally unrealistic the result be . if you want to see a film which deal realistically with modern day l. a. race issue the movie you need to see ( and probably already saw ) be pulp fiction . there more honesty and realism regard race in any two minute of that film than there be in the full 4 hour ( oh i be sorry and it just felt like 4 hour ) of this stinker . if anyone ever need proof that the path to hell be pave with good intention then this be the movie for you .