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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 episodic drama with a good ensemble cast that shows there's some good in the worst of us and some bad in the best of us, with some funny racial lines that lighten the load

Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | comment Comment
05/08/05
Tony Medley
Tony Medley
tonymedley.com

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

It’s rare to find anything in the theater this deeply affecting. It may even prompt you to hug the guy sitting next to you.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
05/08/05
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com

"Crash" is improbable, unpredictable, unsettling - depressing but with a detour.

Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
05/08/05
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
Modamag.com

The best movie of 2005 - so far.

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
05/08/05
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com

Crash is always entertaining and provocative, never depressing. It doesn’t beat you over the head with a message, but rather lets you draw your own conclusions.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
05/08/05
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

It’s the most compelling American movie to come around in a long, long time.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
05/08/05
Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle

Haggis weaves various threads together in a remarkably cohesive narrative ... but his characters seem incapable of talking about anything but prejudice.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
05/07/05
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
Christianity Today

Every once in a while you need a movie like this to come crashing down on you.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
05/07/05
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

All the actors strive mightily not to get mired in the jackhammer moralizing, but it's mostly a losing cause.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
05/07/05
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

It relies too much on coincidences and shock value over thematic depth, but at least it dares to be about something heavy.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
05/06/05
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

This movie did more than hold my interest. It touched my soul.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
05/06/05
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Haggis's drama is about much more than interlocking front-end collisions. It's about the way we learn, often badly, about one another and how it may take a bad confrontation to peel away the misperceptions.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
05/06/05
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post

This is the rare American film really about something, and almost all the performances are riveting. It asks tough questions, and lets its audience struggle with the answers.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
05/06/05
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post

Rather than feel reductively schematic, the film overall seems vividly complex and provocative in the true sense of the word — it challenges viewers to reflect and discuss, rather than surrender to knee-jerk reactions.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
05/06/05
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The best parts of Crash are as good as they are because they confront us with behaviour we might be capable of under the same circumstances. And we're not bad people. Are we?

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
05/06/05
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star

And so Crash raises the question: If racism is so pervasive in our society, why do we need such an elaborately contrived plot to drive home the message? In other words: How many racists does it take to screw in the point?

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment 1 Comment
05/06/05
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com

Crash, Paul Haggis' flawed but riveting tale of racism in contemporary Los Angeles, has moments so powerful they're instantly seared into your memory; you'll watch without blinking, barely breathing.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
05/06/05
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

A mesmerizing urban drama that gets under the skin of racial intolerance more forcefully than any film since Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
05/06/05
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

occasionally too willing to rely on convenience... (but) full of provocative ideas, shocking moments and wholly believable performances...

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
05/06/05
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
 
 
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