My husband and I watched this last night. I had seen it before, he hadn't. He liked it and I was amazed how good this film is even the second time. It has a few contrived-feeling moments, but these moments still succeed because they're part of such a great whole.
I felt like squirming in my seat during certain scenes because I was reminded of those moments in my life when I have had a racist thought or judgment. It's nothing I'm proud of; I just think this film is so important for that reason......It really makes one aware of mistakes some of us have made. Let's hope a lot of the racist prejudices and stereotypes portrayed in Crash will someday soon be a thing of the past.