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Crash (DVD)

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crash_ver2It is truly amazing how I missed a film with so much grit and intelligence, and I’m just happy to have finally picked it up.

Crash is everything you want in a film. Its gritty, provocative, and controversial and hits all your senses like a roaring semi truck. Fear, hatred, prejudice, anger, love, guilt, and every other emotion felt by humanity is seemlessly touched in this film.

Crash carries more weight than most other film’s I’ve watched. The message behind the movie is so incredibly powerful that it cannot be ignored. The ignorance and bigotry of today’s society insinuates itself into our daily lives without any of us really knowing it. Sometimes it takes a controversial film such as this, to open up the eyes of everyone who seems oblivious to their surroundings and its effects on its people.

As for the film itself, you really couldn’t ask for a better cast. I really can’t pinpoint anyone in particular who did not do justice to this film. Everyone from Matt Dillon to Sandra Bullock did an excellent job portraying their character.

This movie is a must see for everyone. It truly touches the reality which is today’s society.

Premonition (DVD)

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premonition_ver3I really had no intention of watching Premonition. I had read several reviews about it on IMDb and they were so terrible I decided to skip it altogether. However when I got up this morning, the opening credits were rolling, I ended up plopping myself on the couch to watch it with the rest of the early birds.

Although I really wanted to enjoy this film, by midpoint it had me really lost and the plot seemed to be jumping everywhere but forward. The script itself was very original and promising, but the execution was just terrible. There were just too many inconsistencies.

I thought the acting was decent and Sandra Bullock did the best she could with the role she was given. The last time I remember her in a really good film was Speed. Seems like such a long time ago. Bullock is such a beautiful and talented actor and its ashame that she gets caught up in roles like this one. Hopefully her luck will change soon. Unless your a die hard Sandra Bullock fan or have a deep rooted love affair with Nip Tuck (Julian McMahon), I have this funny premonition that you will not like this film.