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.
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... [More]
Starring: Thandie Newton, Matt Dillon, Don Cheadle, Michael Pena
Director: Paul Haggis
Reviews for Crash
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 4/5 |
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 |
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4/5 |
An engaging, provocative and thought-provoking drama with an intelligent script and terrific performances from its ensemble cast Full Review |
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An already over-eventful narrative -- what, another crash? -- teeters into melodramatic implausibility. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Few films are as daring. Few films this year are as deserving of your attention. Full Review |
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95/100 |
Compelling, brilliant, gripping, funny, constantly surprising - this is everything cinema should be. Go see, go see. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Feels perhaps a bit too much like Magnolia for its own good. But it's a solid film about seriously important issues. Full Review |
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39/100 |
While it's hard not to admire Haggis' ambition here, his lofty aspirations sapped Crash of any real ingenuity or emotional punch. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
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4/4 |
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 |
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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 |
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3/5 |
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 |
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8/10 |
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 |
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The overall impression is vividly complex and provocative in the best sense. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Don't let yourself get carried away by the raves: Crash is solid but no masterpiece. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Mr. Haggis offers no easy answers, just hard questions. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
a searingly powerful, at times transcendent, examination of a nation's culture, alienated from, and afraid of, itself. Full Review |
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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 |
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For a violent film, it is inordinately humane and refreshingly unpredictable. Full Review |
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4/4 |
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 |
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2.5/5 |
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