As successful as Haggis is, the movie is still flawed. Worst of all, it is very contrived.
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08/05/05
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
Crash has a lot on its mind and, unlike most movies these days, a lot of it is worth hearing.
08/02/05
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.
07/21/05
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.
07/19/05
It’s apt that Haggis’ most recent cinematic effort concentrated on boxing; he is just as eager to pound us over the head in Crash.
06/30/05
Some may find the film too melodramatic, but the core topic demands attention.
06/15/05
The film is eager to boil blood and encourage discussion, which it should do, yet never loses sight of its overall obligation to entertain.
06/14/05
[Tackles] everyone's least favorite unsavory subject: racism. And, thank its ambitious heart, Crash covers it from as many angles and through as many levels as possible
06/13/05
The film packs a reflective emotional wallop in spite of its contrived coincidences.
06/07/05
'Crash' was as smart as it was good — and that's saying something.
06/06/05
Incendiary writing - the epithets make you squirm in post-PC nervousness in your seat, or make you hear yourself (or your friends, enemies) in the mouths of these actors.
05/26/05
... One of the best and most important films of 2005.
05/24/05
who said movies don’t have good messages anymore?
05/23/05
Le plus gros problème de Crash, est de ne pas avoir réussi à dire grand chose, malgré en avoir montré beaucoup.
05/22/05
A masterful morality tale with a lot of guts.
05/22/05
For a movie that aches to be thought-provoking, Crash is ultimately too simplistic to linger on in the memory.
05/22/05
a finely acted and directed story that lays bares in so many ways how race informs our everyday experiences, whether we want it to or not
05/22/05
After mugging us with racial disintegration, Haggis attempts an infusion of hope.
05/18/05
This will have staying power.
05/17/05
Believe it or not, this is a lot like "Pooh's Heffalump Movie." It's just that the demographic age of the audience is vastly different.
05/15/05
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