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Watching "Crash" 18 years after release... (Spoilers?)

I remember seeing the 2006 Oscar-winning film Crash in the theaters in 2004. I was 23 years old, in college, in the midst of taking a "Film History and Appreciation" course, and upon seeing it, immediately thought: - It was powerful. - The acting was superb. - The interconnected stories increased my interest. - It was a solid film (4 or 4.5 out of 5 stars) - But something was missing... When I discussed the film with my future sister-in-law, while I made the aforementioned comments, I also noted that the dialogue felt forced at times. For whatever reason, I decided to view the film again in the past week - 18 years later, and here are my observations: - There were powerful moments. - The acting was great, but character-development was sorely lacking. - The interconnected stories were interesting, but took away from the before-mentioned character-development. - The dialogue was often cringe-worthy.  - Overall, good movie, but not great, and definitely not Oscar-worthy (3 or 3....