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CrashLists: Best Picture nominee 2000 to 2009, Best Picture Winners from the 2000s, Drama, Film Quest 2015 - The Challenge Part II, Independent Film Award Nominees - BIFA, Academy Award Best Picture Winners - All TimeBrief Synopsis: "A handful of disparate people's lives intertwine as they deal with the tense race relations. Among the players are: the Caucasian district attorney, who uses race as a political card; his Caucasian wife, who, having recently been carjacked by two black men, believes that her stereotypical views of non-whites is justified and cannot be considered racism; the two black carjackers who use their race both to their advantage and as an excuse; partnered Caucasian police constables, one who is a racist and uses his authority to harass non-whites, and the other who hates his partner because of those racist views, but who may have the same underlying values in his subconscious; a black film director and his black wife, who believes her husband doesn't support their black background enough." Overall Ranking: 1892 (Rank from 2004: # 40)
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| Reviewer | Rating | Review | Secondary Ratings |
| David Baruffi | 97 | ||
| Jim Carrier | 90 | Comedy: 2 Sex Appeal: 4 Scary: 0 Rewatch: 7 | |
| Sir M Hayes XIV | 90 | ||
| Dan O'Neill | 80 | (full review) | |
| Bryan Lienesch | 80 | - A tough, raw story about the gaps in social statuses, racism, and the fears we admit to no one. | Comedy: 3 Sex Appeal: 2 Scary: 2 Rewatch: 6 |
| J Patterson | 80 | ||
| Andrew Buckle of The Film Emporium | 80 | (full review) | |
| Nick Ledgerwood | 70 | ||
| Gorgon Reviews | 65.6 | ||
| CinemaVisitor Erik | 65 | ||
| Jay of Life Vs Film | 60 | (full review) | |
| Drezzy | 55 | ||
| Rob from GuysFilmQuest | 44 | - Too contrived, and although the story is interestingly complex, the dialogue is sub-par and the characters are way too stereotypical. Huge disappointment. (full review) | Comedy: 0 Sex Appeal: 3 Scary: 3 Rewatch: 1 |
| Khalid Rafi | 39 | (full review) | |
| Annwyn S | 30 | ||
| Lisa Marie Bowman | 25 | (full review) |