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Crash (2005)

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Reviews Counted:194

Fresh:146

Rotten:48

Average Rating:7.1/10

Consensus: A raw and unsettling morality piece on modern angst and urban disconnect, Crash examines the dangers of bigotry and xenophobia in the lives of interconnected Angelenos.

Rated: 15

Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:12-08-2005

Synopsis: A Brentwood housewife and her DA husband. A Persian store owner. Two police detectives who are also lovers. A black television director and his wife. A Mexican locksmith. Two car-jackers. A rookie... A Brentwood housewife and her DA husband. A Persian store owner. Two police detectives who are also lovers. A black television director and his wife. A Mexican locksmith. Two car-jackers. A rookie cop. A middle-aged Korean couple… They all live in Los Angeles. And in the next 36 hours, they will all collide… A provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial conflict in America, CRASH is that rare cinematic event - a film that challenges audiences to question their own prejudices. Diving headlong into the diverse melting pot of post-9/11 Los Angeles, this compelling urban drama tracks the volatile intersections of a multi-ethnic cast, examining fear and bigotry from multiple perspectives as characters careen in and out of one another's lives. No one is safe in the battle zones of racial strife. And no one is immune to the simmering rage that sparks violence - and changes lives... Funny, powerful, and always unpredictable, CRASH boldly explores the gray area between black and white, victim and aggressor…and finds no easy solutions. The dynamic feature directing debut of Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Paul Haggis, CRASH stars Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe and Larenz Tate, from a story by Paul Haggis and a screenplay by Haggis and Bobby Moresco. CRASH is produced by Cathy Schulman, Don Cheadle, Bob Yari, Mark R. Harris, Bobby Moresco and Paul Haggis. [More]

Starring: Thandie Newton, Matt Dillon, Don Cheadle, Michael Pena

Starring: Thandie Newton, Matt Dillon, Don Cheadle, Michael Pena, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Esposito, Brendan Fraser, Larenz Tate, Ludacris, Ryan Phillippe, Terrence DaShon Howard, Shaun Toub

Director: Paul Haggis

Director: Paul Haggis
Screenwriter: Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco
Producer: Cathy Schulman, Don Cheadle, Bob Yari
Composer: Mark Isham
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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An already over-eventful narrative -- what, another crash? -- teeters into melodramatic implausibility.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
08/11/05
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Few films are as daring. Few films this year are as deserving of your attention.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
08/09/05
Andy Jacobs
Andy Jacobs
BBC
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An engaging, provocative and thought-provoking drama with an intelligent script and terrific performances from its ensemble cast

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
08/13/05
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Feels perhaps a bit too much like Magnolia for its own good. But it's a solid film about seriously important issues.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
04/18/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Compelling, brilliant, gripping, funny, constantly surprising - this is everything cinema should be. Go see, go see.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
08/07/05
Scott Andrews
Scott Andrews
FilmFocus

A haunting, perceptive and uncompromising examination of controversial subject matter, expertly written and directed by Paul Haggis and characterised by excellent performances from its starry cast.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/14/05
Simon Braund
Simon Braund
Empire Magazine
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/30/05
Boston Phoenix

Americans from radically different backgrounds are brought together by a grim serendipity in Paul Haggis's frustrating directorial debut.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/05/05
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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The L.A. of Crash is a distorted scale model of the city that [writer-director Paul] Haggis treats as if it were the city itself.

Full Review Source: Blogcritics.org | comment Comment
07/19/05
Alan Dale
Alan Dale
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Too facile.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
05/12/05
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer

[The actors] can't quite make Haggis' preachy puppet show feel entirely organic, but they certainly take some of the glare off of the strings.

Full Review Source: The Stranger (Seattle, WA) | comment Comment
05/05/05
Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

A grim, histrionic experiment in vehicular metaphor slaughter.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
05/05/05
Carina Chocano
Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times
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White guilt run amok.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment 1 Comment
09/01/05
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

The lesson offered here seems geared toward those viewers who were surprised by the Rodney King video.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
05/06/05
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

Obnoxious, hollow, and not at all as smart or important as it thinks it is.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment 5 Comments
03/04/06
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

The theme is racism. Let me say that again: The theme is racism. I could say it 500 more times because that's how many times the movie says it, in every single scene.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
05/06/05
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate

The contrivances of first-time director Paul Haggis's script ultimately hurt the film but this Crash is still worth a curious drive-by look.

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07/21/05
David N. Butterworth
David N. Butterworth
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A preposterous view of American life that bleakly covers the surface of the social problems it tried to paint with such broad brush strokes.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
05/08/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Crash mercilessly apes Magnolia.

Full Review Source: CHUD | comment Comment
05/06/05
Devin Faraci
Devin Faraci
CHUD

The film's real message isn't anti-racism but pro-screenwriter. 'Look how many coincidences we can pile up!' it seems to say. 'Look at how these stories all interlock!'

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
05/05/05
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
 
 
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