American Crime (Video 2004) – IMDb

When I saw the really cool and creative opening credits, I thought this movie might have a chance. Wrong! The filmmakers should’ve spent less time on the opening credits and more time on the rest of the movie. Throughout I was trying to figure out if the movie was supposed to be a thriller, a comedy or all of the above. After finishing watching, I’m still not sure. Although I admit that I didn’t see the film entirely, missing bits and pieces of the middle where I lost interest and watched something else. When I returned, it seemed I didn’t miss much. I just couldn’t figure out what to make of it. It tried to have a documentary feel to it, but who interviews anyone in a car from outside the windshield? (I’m referring to those scenes where Anabelle Sciorra was talking to the camera through the windshield while driving.) It tried to have a realty-TV feel to it. It tried to be a lot of things. But in the end, it just failed to be a good film. Too bad, some really cool graphics went to waste here.