race relations

• Crash directed by Paul Haggis (2005)

  [8/10]

  "Crash demonstrates that everyone makes decisions based on preconceived ideas about race. Regardless of our racial background, we make decisions about how we react to and treat other people based on racial profiling."

• Silverado directed by Lawrence Kasdan (1985)

  [9/10]

  "Westerns and comedies don't get much better than Silverado. You get good crisp writing, witty remarks, great characters, and fun rough-and-tumble, .45-blasting action."

• Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The directed by Tommy Lee Jones (2005)

  [4/10]

  "Three Burials tries to make big symbolic and political statements but just fails to have the power to follow through with these intentions."

  Average score: 7.00