Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Karina Arroyave | ... | Elizabeth | |
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Dato Bakhtadze | ... | Lucien |
Sandra Bullock | ... | Jean | |
Don Cheadle | ... | Graham | |
Art Chudabala | ... | Ken Ho | |
Sean C. Cooper | ... | Motorcycle Cop (as Sean Cory) | |
Tony Danza | ... | Fred | |
Keith David | ... | Lt. Dixon | |
Loretta Devine | ... | Shaniqua | |
Matt Dillon | ... | Officer Ryan | |
Jennifer Esposito | ... | Ria | |
Ime Etuk | ... | Georgie (as Ime N. Etuk) | |
Eddie J. Fernandez | ... | Officer Gomez (as Eddie Fernandez) | |
William Fichtner | ... | Flanagan | |
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Howard Fong | ... | Store Owner |
Over a thirty-six hour period in Los Angeles, a handful of disparate people's lives intertwine as they deal with the tense race relations that belie life in the city. 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, especially in light of an incident with the racist white cop; partnered police detectives and sometimes lovers, one Hispanic female ... Written by Huggo
There is good and bad in all of us. This movie explores this like no other. It will make you think about the nature of bigotry and stereotypes. The characters switch from heavy to hero in a way that is deeply moving and exhilarating. It is TV drama style writing where several different groups of characters and plots interweave (Paul Haggis) but with none of the limits of TV, it reminded me of "Hill Street Blues" which from me is a big compliment. I am a Don Cheadle fan and he captures the role. Sandra Bullock plays against character and pulls it off with ease. The most impressive performance to me was Ryan Phillippe's. Almost every nationality in LA was represented and they all were interesting and realistic. The ensemble cast and various plots blend together and keep your interest. Cast is great, music is haunting, writing is superb. Go see this movie.