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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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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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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

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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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

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

While it's hard not to admire Haggis' ambition here, his lofty aspirations sapped Crash of any real ingenuity or emotional punch.

Full Review Source: Film and Felt | comment Comment
09/26/09
Gabe Leibowitz
Gabe Leibowitz
Film and Felt

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Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
06/18/09
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

A film I intend to spend much of my life spreading the word about, because it deserves much talk and discussion among its viewers.

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

A hard-hitting film whose seemingly unconnected stories and characters intersect boldly, jolting us into a raw awareness of the volatility of ethnic mix in which we live.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/18/08
Urban Cinefile Critics
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Urban Cinefile

The script by director Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco has a scolding air to it, and watching the movie is like taking a dose of castor oil -- probably good for us but not a lot of fun.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Crash is, easily, one of the strongest American films in years. When it was over, I sat in my chair, shell-shocked in stunned silence, trying to sort out my tangled emotions.

Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com | comment Comment
02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
Brandon Fibbs
BrandonFibbs.com

The overall impression is vividly complex and provocative in the best sense.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
08/16/07
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
Time Out New York

Don't let yourself get carried away by the raves: Crash is solid but no masterpiece.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/30/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Mr. Haggis offers no easy answers, just hard questions.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

a searingly powerful, at times transcendent, examination of a nation's culture, alienated from, and afraid of, itself.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
07/03/07
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

A film teeming with solemn recognition of the nasty complexities of living in a multicultural society, and much of what remains unspoken racially in America being neatly shoved under a complacent rug.

Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
05/22/07
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press

For a violent film, it is inordinately humane and refreshingly unpredictable.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Harry Haun
Harry Haun
Film Journal International

This articulate and particularly poignant mood piece demands nothing of its audience, except for some brutally honest introspection about our unquestioned presumptions about the human condition. Easily, the best film of 2005.

Full Review Source: BlackNews.com | comment Comment
01/03/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
BlackNews.com

full review in Greek

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses
 
 
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